# DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, says whistleblower

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/doge-uploaded-live-copy-of-social-security-database-to-vulnerable-cloud-server-says-whistleblower/
- Published: 2025-08-28T09:30:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: kjpargeter via Freepik. Article by Zack Whittaker. TechCrunch – August 26, 2025. A top Social Security Administration official turned whistleblower says members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded hundreds of millions of Social Security records to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information of most Americans at risk of compromise. Charles Borges, the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, said in a newly released whistleblower complaint published Tuesday that […] Click here to view original web page at www.techcrunch.com Related articles: SSA whistleblower warns of major security risk following DOGE data access – Federal News Network Millions of Americans’ Social Security Data Put at Risk by DOGE, a Whistleblower Says. Here’s What to Know – Time Magazine DOGE accused of copying entire Social Security database to insecure cloud system – Ars Technica