DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article alleges a serious data breach by DOGE involving Social Security data. While sources confirm whistleblower allegations and congressional investigations into DOGE's handling of sensitive data at multiple agencies, the specific claim of uploading Social Security data to a vulnerable server is not directly verified by the provided sources, making the accuracy mixed. The article also exhibits a moderate bias by focusing on negative aspects of DOGE and linking them to potential Republican cuts to Social Security.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server.
- Verification Source #3: States that DOGE is putting SSA benefits and Americans' sensitive data at risk.
- Verification Source #1: Reports whistleblower allegations of repeated IT failures at SSA.
- Assessment: Partially supported. Sources confirm concerns about DOGE's handling of sensitive data at SSA, but do not explicitly confirm the claim of uploading a database to a vulnerable server. The claim remains unverified by the provided sources.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 3: "DOGE are putting SSA benefits and Americans' sensitive data at risk:"
- Source 1: "According to whistleblower allegations, Rep. Connolly said that “repeated IT failures are happening at SSA.”