DOGE Employees Shared Social Security Data, Court Filing Shows

Databreaches •Dissent • January 21, 2026

Eileen Sullivan reports: Employees with the Department of Government Efficiency who were detailed to the Social Security Administration last March shared sensitive data through a nonsecure third party server, in violation of agency security policies, the Justice Department disclosed in a court filing. The Social Security Administration does not know what data was shared on... Source

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DOGE Employees Shared Sensitive Social Security Data via Unsecure Server Employees with the Department of Government Efficiency detailed to the Social Security Administration shared sensitive data through a nonsecure third-party server, violating agency security policies. The Justice Department disclosed this information in a court filing, but the specific data shared remains unknown. 2 sources 27

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