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Whistleblower alleges Russian IP address attempted access to US agency’s systems via DOGE-created accounts


This and other DOGE actions inside National Labor Relations Board systems constituted a “significant cybersecurity breach”, says affidavit sent to Senate Intelligence Committee members.

Someone using a Russian IP address attempted to access the internal systems of the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) using legitimate accounts set up by staff from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a whistleblower inside the agency has alleged. The allegations are part of an extraordinary affidavit submitted to Republican Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton and his Democratic counterpart, Mark Warner, by NLRB IT engineer Daniel Berulis, through his lawyer. “It is months-old news that President Trump signed an Executive Order to hire DOGE employees at agencies and coordinate data sharing,” said deputy press secretary, Anna Kelly.

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