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"A government whistleblower told lawmakers that DOGE's access to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) systems went far beyond what was needed to analyze agency operations and apparently led to a data breach. NLRB employee Daniel Berulis, a DevSecOps architect, also says he received a threat when he was preparing his whistleblower disclosure.

"Mr. Berulis is coming forward today because of his concern that recent activity by members of the Department of Government Efficiency ('DOGE') have resulted in a significant cybersecurity breach that likely has and continues to expose our government to foreign intelligence and our nation's adversaries," said a letter from the group Whistleblower Aid to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence leaders and the US Office of Special Counsel.

The letter, Berulis' sworn declaration, and an exhibit with screenshots of technical data are available here. "This declaration details DOGE activity within NLRB, the exfiltration of data from NLRB systems, and—concerningly—near real-time access by users in Russia," Whistleblower Aid Chief Legal Counsel Andrew Bakaj wrote. "Notably, within minutes of DOGE personnel creating user accounts in NLRB systems, on multiple occasions someone or something within Russia attempted to login using all of the valid credentials (e.g. Usernames/Passwords). This, combined with verifiable data being systematically exfiltrated to unknown servers within the continental United States—and perhaps abroad—merits investigation."

Bakaj said they notified law enforcement about an "absolutely disturbing" threat Berulis received on April 7."

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Elon Musk wearing a T-shirt with the word "DOGE" printed on the front.
Ars Technica · Government IT whistleblower calls out DOGE, says he was threatened at homeBy Jon Brodkin
#USA#Trump#DOGE

Extremely fine, and frightening account of how #DOGE most likely exfiltrated data from the systems of the National Labor Relations Board #NLRB:

»In the days after #Berulis and his colleagues prepared a request for #CISA's help investigating the breach, Berulis found a printed letter in an envelope taped to his door, which included threatening language, sensitive personal information and overhead pictures of him walking his dog, according to the cover letter attached to his official disclosure. It's unclear who sent it, but the letter made specific reference to his decision to report the breach.«

npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-53558

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I hate CNN and MSNBC, and I can't stand #JakeTapper who weaponises antisemitism against Palestinians and particularly his nauseating targeting of #LindaSarsour

Yet, this is where the info is. This is the full video that #DaveNeal mentioned.

youtube.com/watch?v=TsqgXfrSks

#TheLead 2 days ago

#Whistleblower from #NLRB (an independent federal agency enforcing the #NationalLaborRelationsAct) said #DOGE took #SensitiveData --- now he's being hounded with threatening notes

#ARRESTDOGE #StopDOGE #FuckTrumpMusk #ArrestBessent (he gave the keys to DODGE)

@cryptadamist

Ein Whistleblower beschreibt einen Datenraubzug der DOGE-Musk-Behörde. Zehn GB-Datenabzug, Logs bereinigt, neue Nutzer-Accounts eingerichtet, die umgehend von russischen IP-Adressen angesprochen wurden. Der Zeuge / Whistleblower wird anschließend bedroht.
Ich habe die Hoffnung, dass diese "mutmasslichen" Täter nach einem fairen Prozess ihre 30 Jahre Gefängnisstrafe bekommen - im US-Regelvollzug #OrangeIsTheNewOrange
youtube.com/watch?v=TsqgXfrSks

#DOGE
#NLRB
#Musk
#NoTrump

When sharing a rapid news cycle, how do we share information that is validated and attributed?

"Speed of light" used to be the moniker for things "moving fast", e.g. "oh wow that happened at the speed of light".

It's worth mentioning that these days, especially with a never-pausing news cycle, there's something to be said for "moves at the speed of information".

e.g. The current news cycle in the United States is paced at "the speed of information". When it feels like we're spreading Breaking News, or life saving information, it feels more urgent to spread the information than almost anything else.

This is a very "yes, and" sentiment!

Now is a great time to build a practice for how you can personally handle sharing things at the speed of information, which will have the double impact of making sure the information is 1 ) correct and 2 ) attributed.

When you see information you wish to share, esp if it's a news headline:

1. Do a quick search with your engine of choice ( :google: , :duckduckgo: )
2. Credit both sources

For # 2: this is because you have two sources, not one. *Your* sources are whatever post you saw that prompted your search *and* the results of the search.

Verifying in this way also has the double benefit of ensuring the original author is credited, which is doubly important for marginalized voices.

Let's use today's news about #DOGE and the #NLRB (labor data) for practice!

1. There's a :bluesky: post making rounds about DOGE + NLRB data
2. A quick search shows that the original source is an :npr: article by Jenna McLaughlin.

So that means when *I* post about it, my sources are: MattJay AND Jenna McLaughlin. *I* have *two* sources.

To capture this, I might make a post like:

There is a story breaking about #DOGE gaining access to #NLRB data! Sources are Jenna McLaughlin @ NPR:

npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-53558

There is also additional analysis circulating by MattJay:

bsky.app/profile/mattjay.com/p

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Posting like this:

1. Credits both sources
2. Fact checks and attributes
3. Isn't accusing

For # 3: It doesn't matter to my post what anyone else is or isn't doing. (And I would need to validate my own accusation.)

My only goals should be to validate and attribute what I wish to share.

#doge allegedly gained full root access to NLRB systems, disabled security, deleted logs, and exfiltrated 10GB+ of sensitive union & corporate data while Russian login attempts happened minutes later. If true, this may be the biggest internal U.S. cybersecurity breach ever. Labor rights, corporate integrity, national security... all exposed.
#CyberSecurity #NLRB #Whistleblower
pbs.org/video/whistleblower-gu

www.pbs.orgPBS News Hour | NLRB whistleblower says DOGE may have caused security breach | Season 2025NLRB whistleblower claims Musk's DOGE potentially caused significant security breach

What's critical about the whistle blower report at the National Labor Relations Board, is that this is absolutely a data breach that seems to have stolen their most private data. BUT this is also wide spread now across any agency that DOGE has touched.

They reported this becoming an issue a nuclear stock pile sites, that they are now on the public internet via starlink & data is being exfilled.

youtube.com/watch?v=DLPL0MZ7aV

#NLRB#DOGE#Trump
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It's unclear why #DOGE would need #access to #NLRB files that contain personally identifiable #information to complete its *mission* of improving *efficiency*, outside of employment records for potential reductions in force. The agency publishes publicly available annual performance & accountability reports & budget justifications that former NLRB members told #NPR would likely be sufficient in looking for ways to cut costs.

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"The representatives have requested information about agency operations but asked us to remove any personally identifiable information from documents we provide," the email reads. "Consistent with the President's Executive Order & applicable laws, the Agency will comply with #DOGE's requests for access & information."