"The database contains records of all SSNs issued by the federal government. It includes individuals’ full names, addresses and birth dates, among other details that could be used to steal their identities, making it one of the nation’s most sensitive repositories of personal information."
The whistleblower stated that “no verified audit or oversight mechanisms” existed to monitor what DOGE was using the data for or whether it was being shared outside the agency. That kind of oversight would typically be provided by the agency’s career information security professionals"
The career people said NO but DOGE did it anyway. "And his complaint cites an official agency security assessment that described the project as “high risk” and that warned of “catastrophic impact” to Social Security beneficiaries and programs if the database were to be compromised."
“Should bad actors gain access to this cloud environment, Americans may be susceptible to widespread identity theft, may lose vital health care and food benefits, and the gov't may be responsible for reissuing every American a new Social Security number at great cost,” Mr. Borges’s complaint said."
“I have determined the business need is higher than the security risk associated with this implementation and I accept all risks,” wrote Aram Moghaddassi, who worked at two of Mr. Musk’s companies, X and Neuralink, before becoming Social Security’s chief information officer, in a July 15 memo.
It was big BIG BALLS who took the data! "Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old DOGE software engineer, was also involved in the project and would be given access to the server, other records show."
Plenty of life left to serve out in federal prison.