A whistleblower has claimed that more than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account without proper oversight.
This sensitive information includes potential health diagnoses, income, banking information, familial relationships, and personal biographic data.
The whistleblower warned that if "bad actors gain access to this cloud environment, Americans may be susceptible to widespread identity theft, may lose vital healthcare and food benefits, and the government may be responsible for re-issuing every American a new Social Security Number at great cost."
The Social Security Administration (SSA) responded to these accusations by stating that it takes whistleblower complaints seriously, but seemed to downplay the accusations.
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