DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits
Maddy Varner, Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts
created: Jan. 24, 2026, 11:30 a.m. | updated: Jan. 28, 2026, 6:37 a.m.
The usernames and passwords appear linked to accounts for everything from Gmail, Facebook, and Apple to government systems around the world.
TikTok, meanwhile, has begun collecting even more data on its users—including precise location data—after the social video app was sold to US investors.
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However, it is not clear to the DOJ whether the unnamed “DOGE Team members” actually shared the data with the group, which was unidentified in the court records.
TechCrunch reports that the clothing and fitness app company is investigating a potential data breach after a hacker posted millions of customer records online.
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