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Two members of the DOGE team allegedly accessed and shared Americans' Social Security numbers to assist a political advocacy group aiming to overturn election results. The actions may have violated federal laws, and a whistleblower claims that the team uploaded sensitive records to an insecure cloud server.
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Members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may have improperly accessed and shared Social Security numbers to assist a political advocacy group aiming to overturn election results, according to court documents. The incident came to light after a series of corrections to prior testimonies by Social Security Administration (SSA) officials, revealing that two DOGE members were contacted by the advocacy group in March 2025 to analyze state voter rolls.
Elizabeth Shapiro, a Justice Department official, noted that one DOGE member signed a “Voter Data Agreement” with the advocacy group. This agreement raised concerns since the members might have accessed sensitive information that a court had deemed off-limits and potentially shared it on unapproved servers. There’s no evidence that other SSA employees were aware of these communications or the data agreement. However, emails indicate that DOGE members could have been asked to access SSA data to help match information with the voter rolls.
The SSA has referred the two DOGE employees for possible violations of the Hatch Act, which prevents federal workers from using their official roles for political purposes. A federal judge had previously ordered that DOGE members be blocked from accessing SSA systems, which include personal data like Social Security numbers and medical records. Furthermore, a whistleblower claimed that DOGE uploaded hundreds of millions of Social Security records to an insecure cloud server, heightening concerns about data security and misuse.
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