Apparent Theft of Social Security Data by Former DOGE Staffer Demands Immediate Accountability
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing a whistleblower, the Washington Post has revealed the apparent theft of Social Security data by a former DOGE employee who is now using it at a private firm. In response, Public Citizen Co-President Lisa Gilbert issued the following statement:
“This massive, illegal and horrific breach of Americans’ most sensitive data has confirmed the very fears we’ve been warning about for over a year – that the Trump administration allowing DOGE to infiltrate our government without oversight created fertile ground for abuse, and in this case of an exceptionally egregious kind. These are the kinds of breaches that Public Citizen had previously sued the government to prevent.
“Federal and state officials must ensure the misuse of this data ends immediately and that all private copies of Social Security data are destroyed. Prosecutors should open a criminal investigation immediately and, if the evidence supports it, prosecute this case aggressively.”