Social Security Administration emphasised that there is no evidence indicating the compromise of the cloud environment.
More than 300 million Americans' personal information, including Social Security numbers, were alleged to have been placed by the Department of Government Efficiency on an unsecured data server in June.
Social Security Administration chief data officer Charles Borges said multiple administration policies were purportedly violated by the agency's Chief Information Officer Aram Moghaddassi in order to produce a live duplicate of U.S. Social Security information, Borges said in a complaint.
Reported by NBC News, Borges also claimed that immoderate access to various databases with sensitive info had been provided to DOGE staffers in March.
"Should 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 new Social Security Number at great cost," wrote Borges, who added that no audit mechanisms have been established by SSA to track DOGE's use of the stored data.
SSA has emphasised that there has been no evidence indicating the compromise of the cloud environment.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
