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Whistleblower Alleges DOGE Facilitated Major Data Breach at NLRB

Daniel Berulis claims Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency accessed and removed sensitive labor data, raising alarms about cybersecurity, foreign interference, and whistleblower intimidation.

The seal of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Elon Musk at the White House on March 24, 2025.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), sits in front of a bust of Ben Franklin as he attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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Overview

  • DOGE employees allegedly extracted 10GB of sensitive data from the NLRB's systems, including union, legal, and corporate information, according to whistleblower Daniel Berulis.
  • Berulis reports that DOGE engineers tampered with logging protocols, disabled monitoring systems, and created high-level accounts to conceal their activities.
  • Suspicious login attempts from a Russian IP address, using DOGE-created credentials, occurred shortly after the department gained system access.
  • Berulis received a threatening note and drone-taken photographs at his home after reporting the breach, raising concerns about whistleblower intimidation.
  • NLRB officials deny any breach occurred, but lawmakers, including Rep. Gerry Connolly, are calling for investigations into potential illegal data exfiltration and cybersecurity violations.