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DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says

Publisher description: A whistleblower is accusing a former DOGE member of stealing a large number of Americans’ personal data while he was working at the Social Security Administration, with the plan of using it at his new job.

TechCrunch | Mar 10, 2026 | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Social Security Administration and stored it on a thumb drive, according to a whistleblower complaint reported by The Washington Post. The former DOGE employee, whom The Washington Post did not name, worked at the Social Security Administration last year. Several DOGE members were installed at the Social Security Administration after Trump took office last year.

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