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#Whistleblower details how #DOGE may have taken sensitive #NLRB data

Labor law experts interviewed by NPR fear that if the data gets out, it could be abused, including by private companies with cases before the agency that might get insights into damaging testimony, union leadership, legal strategies and internal data on competitors — Musk's #SpaceX among them.

There is much, much more to this story - and it involves #Russia: npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-53558

🚨 Explosive allegations are hitting Elon Musk’s DOGE team.

A whistleblower says:
📂 10GB of NLRB data was exfiltrated
🔓 Security settings were disabled
📸 Photos of staff were used to intimidate
⚖️ Claims involve surveillance, union suppression, and cyber intrusion

Musk called it “insane,” but the NLRB is reportedly cooperating with federal investigations. Whether true or not — this underscores the growing overlap of cybersecurity, labor rights, and executive power.

#CyberSecurity #Whistleblower #ElonMusk #NLRB #DigitalEthics #security #privacy #cloud #infosec
npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-53558

I just want to highlight how important this #whistleblower report is. What this is reporting is real time infiltration of American citizen private data by #Russian #hackers because DOGE was giving them account info and passwords and the only thing stopping them was the #infosec rule forbidding out-of-country IP addresses.

#DOGE is either an active enemy of the United States or....yeah, I got nothing else. They are clearly enemy actors. Why is this not on every news channel right now? Why are marshals not frog-marching these little incels to their own cells?

whistlebloweraid.org/wp-conten

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The #whistleblower's account is corroborated by internal documentation & was reviewed by 11 technical experts across other govt agencies & the private sector. In total, NPR spoke to >30 sources across govt, private sector, #labor movement, #cybersecurity & #law enforcement who had their own concerns about how #DOGE & the #Trump admin might be handling sensitive #data, & the implications for its exposure. The following account comes from the whistleblower's ofcl disclosure & interviews w/ #NPR.

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Meanwhile, his attempts to raise concerns internally within the #NLRB preceded someone "physically taping a threatening note" to his door that included sensitive personal information & overhead photos of him walking his dog that appeared to be taken with a drone, according to a cover letter attached to his disclosure filed by his attorney, Andrew Bakaj of the nonprofit #Whistleblower Aid.

#criminal#law#Trump
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The #whistleblower believes that the suspicious activity warrants further investigation by agencies w/more resources, like #CISA or the #FBI.

#Labor #law experts…fear that if the data gets out, it could be abused, including by private companies w/cases before the agency that might get insights into damaging testimony, #union leadership, #legal strategies & internal data on competitors — #Musk's #SpaceX among them….

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But acc/to an official #whistleblower disclosure shared w/ #Congress & other federal overseers…, subsequent whistleblower interviews & records of internal comms, technical staff were alarmed about what #DOGE engineers did when granted access, particularly when staffers noticed a spike in #data LEAVING the agency. It's possible that the data included sensitive info on #unions, ongoing #legal cases & #CorporateSecrets — data that 4 #labor #law experts tell NPR should almost never leave the NLRB….

#Whistleblower details how #DOGE may have taken sensitive #NLRB data

In the first days of March, a team of advisers from #Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency initiative arrived at the Southeast Washington, DC, headquarters of the National Labor Relations Board.

The small, independent federal agency investigates & adjudicates complaints about unfair #labor practices.

#law #InfoSec #privacy #NationalSecurity #Musk
npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-53558

Mark Ruffalo – „Vergiftete Wahrheit“ (2019)

Todd Haynes hat das Leben von Bob Dylan verfilmt, bevor der alte Mann jüngst wieder „hip“ wurde. Und die Art und Weise, wie er das getan hat, hat ihn auf die Liste jeder Regeisseur:innen gesetzt, deren weiteres Werk unbedingt auf meine Filmliste gehören. Manchmal ist es eben nur ein einziger Film. Bei Haynes ist es nicht dabei geblieben. (ARD)

NexxtPressMediathekperlen | Todd Haynes, Mark Ruffalo - „Vergiftete Wahrheit“ (2019)Todd Haynes hat das Leben von Bob Dylan verfilmt, bevor der alte Mann jüngst wieder „hip“ wurde. Und die Art und Weise, wie er das getan hat, hat ihn auf die Liste jeder Regeisseur:innen gesetzt…

How to leak to a #journalist
TL;DR
— Personal devices only
— Don’t leak from work, on a work device, or from work Wi-Fi
— Use Signal and Signal’s camera
— The reporter should recreate any image you leak before displaying it to the public
Plan your leak
Decide which reporter you want to leak to.
Don’t do any of this research on a work device.
You may want to look into #whistleblower support services
niemanlab.org/2025/04/how-to-l

Nieman LabHow to leak to a journalistPlanning to leak? Read these tips first.