The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
www.wired.com
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.

Summary

Despite official denials, a technologist from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had “write access” to critical U.S. Treasury payment systems.

Marko Elez, a former SpaceX and X employee, was granted admin privileges to systems processing trillions in federal payments. Reports suggest he made “extensive changes” before resigning.

Concerns escalated after Treasury officials falsely claimed DOGE only had “read access.”

The controversy follows the resignation of a senior Treasury official who opposed DOGE’s access, amid allegations of Musk associates interfering with USAID payments.

  • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    12 hours ago

    Honestly, they should just imprison all the people who illegally accessed the databases. That’s what we do to hackers. Doesn’t matter if you were paid to do it or not, illegal is illegal.

    But of course wait until Trump is out because he’d just pardon them.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 hours ago

      Yes. Given the slow way these things work (at least for the criminals on the right) maybe they should start the case right about now. In the event we still have a democracy and that qlown donvict is gone…arrest them the first day of next Presidency.

      Oh, and let them know this is pending the whole time…so “Big Balls” and whatever the fuck their names are can have something to look forward to.