Hacker News with Generative AI: Whistleblower

Whistleblower: DOGE Siphoned NLRB Case Data (krebsonsecurity.com)
A security architect with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges that employees from Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) transferred gigabytes of sensitive data from agency case files in early March, using short-lived accounts configured to leave few traces of network activity.

Data Security, Labor Relations, Elon Musk, Whistleblower

809 points by whalesalad 4 days ago | 452 comments

Whistleblower statement on anomalies at time of DOGE work at NLRB [pdf] (whistlebloweraid.org)

Whistleblower, Labor, Law, Government, Cryptocurrency

123 points by 0xWTF 5 days ago | 13 comments

Whistleblower: Doge came in, data went out, and Russians started to login (threadreaderapp.com)
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.

Cybersecurity, Whistleblower, Russia, Data Breaches

32 points by HatchedLake721 8 days ago | 9 comments

Federal whistleblower on DOGE data exfiltration (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Cryptocurrency, Whistleblower, Security, Government

12 points by eriktrautman 8 days ago | 2 comments

Red Flags: Has Doge Been Infiltrated by a Russian Spy Network? (narativ.org)
Yesterday, we reported on actors using Russian IP addresses to breach the National Labor Relations Board immediately after DOGE engineers obtained "God-tier" access. According to whistleblower Daniel Berulis the intruders used newly created DOGE credentials and techniques “consistent with sophisticated Russian intelligence operations.” His claims are supported by cybersecurity experts. Berulis’ lawyer also claims the IP addresses and DOGE were connected to Starlink, which he says, is a direct link to Russia.

Cybersecurity, Russia, Cryptocurrency, Politics, Whistleblower

13 points by doener 9 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla whistleblower wins legal battle against Elon Musk (bbc.com)
A Tesla whistleblower who has fought Elon Musk and his company through the courts for years has won the latest round of a long-running legal battle.

Tesla, Elon Musk, Legal Battles, Whistleblower

21 points by abduhl 9 days ago | 0 comments

Facebook whistleblower makes shocking claim about Mark Zuckerberg [video] (youtube.com)

Facebook, Social Media, Whistleblower, Mark Zuckerberg, Video

14 points by gtirloni 10 days ago | 1 comments

Whistleblower details how DOGE may have taken sensitive NLRB data (npr.org)
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

Data Security, Labor Relations, Government, Whistleblower

1168 points by rbanffy 11 days ago | 542 comments

Mark Klein, AT&T whistleblower who revealed NSA mass spying, has died (eff.org)
EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans.

Privacy, Surveillance, Law Enforcement, Whistleblower

1597 points by leotravis10 45 days ago | 354 comments

Family of Deceased OpenAI Whistleblower Disputes Suicide Ruling (twitter.com)

Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Ethics, Whistleblower, Lawsuits

26 points by sdan 118 days ago | 3 comments

OpenAI whistleblower found dead in apartment (reddit.com)
OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji found dead in San Francisco apartment (siliconvalley.com)

OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Whistleblower, Death, San Francisco

125 points by hobo_in_library 133 days ago | 10 comments

How to Make Millions as a Professional Whistleblower (gq.com)
It’s a Saturday in a well-appointed room in a luxury hotel in a major American city and a man named Richard Overum has just escorted me from the lobby to brief me on my new identity.

Finance, Whistleblower, Legal

130 points by mooreds 223 days ago | 43 comments

Whistleblower who warned about Florida state parks fired by state agency (tampabay.com)

Whistleblower, Florida, Government, State Parks

60 points by howard941 235 days ago | 0 comments

Fermilab is 'doomed' without management overhaul claims whistleblower report (physicsworld.com)

Physics, Science, Management, Whistleblower, Fermilab

79 points by f1shy 241 days ago | 36 comments

New Whistleblower Files FAA and OSHA Complaints Against Boeing and Spirit (katzbanks.com)

Aviation, Whistleblower, Safety, Lawsuits

56 points by GrumpyNl 303 days ago | 15 comments

I discovered my employer was dumping toxic waste from their secret fab (twitter.com)

Environmental Issues, Corporate Misconduct, Whistleblower

24 points by qwertyuiop_ 305 days ago | 2 comments

Whistleblower who accused Boeing supplier of ignoring defects dies (aljazeera.com)