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Concerns are mounting over potential cybersecurity failures within the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as experts express alarm over Elon Musk's takeover of key Treasury systems. The situation involves a 25-year-old DOGE team member allegedly writing backdoors into the Treasury’s $6 trillion payment system, raising serious national security concerns. These backdoors could compromise sensitive financial data, including information related to government payroll, tax records, and financial transactions, potentially leading to espionage and financial manipulation.
The alleged security failures are compounded by reports that the DOGE team member had full administrator privileges to sensitive systems, going beyond the initially claimed "read-only" access. Sensitive veterans' data, including information about Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, are among the Treasury Department records Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency now has access to. The lack of transparency and oversight surrounding DOGE's access to these systems has prompted Senator Elizabeth Warren to demand answers from the Treasury Secretary regarding the "security and management failure."
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The alleged security failures are compounded by reports that the DOGE team member had full administrator privileges to sensitive systems, going beyond the initially claimed "read-only" access. Sensitive veterans' data, including information about Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, are among the Treasury Department records Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency now has access to. The lack of transparency and oversight surrounding DOGE's access to these systems has prompted Senator Elizabeth Warren to demand answers from the Treasury Secretary regarding the "security and management failure."
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- ciso2ciso.com: Elon Musk ’s DOGE team granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems. What are the risks?
- Pyrzout :vm:: Elon Musk ’s DOGE team granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems. What are the risks?
- The Register - On-Prem: Musk’s DOGE ship gets ‘full’ access to Treasury payment system, sinks USAID
- The Verge: Elon Musk is staging a takeover of the federal budget
- www.techdirt.com: A 25-Year-Old Is Writing Backdoors Into The Treasury’s $6 Trillion Payment System. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
- cyberscoop.com: Cybersecurity, government experts are aghast at security failures in DOGE takeover
- ciso2ciso.com: Elon Musk ’s DOGE team granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems. What are the risks?
- PCMag UK security: Judge Blocks DOGE's Access to Treasury Systems
- The Verge: Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury records
- techxplore.com: TechXplore article questioning if the DOGE initiative is a cybersecurity threat.
Classification:
- HashTags: #Cybersecurity #GovernmentSecurity #NationalSecurity
- Company: DOGE
- Target: US Treasury
- Product: Treasury Servers
- Feature: Internal Backdoors
- Malware: Backdoor
- Type: DataBreach
- Severity: Major