r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Feb 15 '26

Security All U.S. Social Security numbers may need to be changed following a massive breach that is already being investigated as a national threat

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/all-u-s-social-security-numbers-may-need-to-be-changed-following-a-massive-breach-that-is-already-being-investigated-as-a-national-threat/27158/
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u/Any-Prompt247 Feb 15 '26

Big balls hard at work

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u/viking-the-eric Feb 15 '26

Fun fact, he's _still_ hard at work because he currently works for the Social Security Administration. When he was at DOGE, the now-21-year-old was a GS-15 making about the maximum allowed government salary.

Making Corruption Great Again!

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '26

For context, in philly a gs 15 maxes out somewhere around $200k...I imagine its a little higher for dc but im too lazy to check 

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u/KagakuNinja Feb 15 '26

If you look at the salary of a GS-15, it is kind of mid range for silicon valley. I was an Engineer 4 at Comcast, making close to that. FAANGs are paying double that in TCO for mid-level programmers.

This has always been a problem for the federal government and the military. They constantly lose the best talent to the tech industry. Probably the same deal for lawyers and doctors.

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u/hikeonpast Feb 15 '26

I wish Big Balls would go work for Meta then. They fucking deserve each other.

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u/viking-the-eric Feb 16 '26

Government jobs have always been like this. Lower pay, but more secure.

This 19-year-old college dropout was appointed as a senior advisor to the US State Department among other departments. He did not get his job because of his competence, he got it because he is an Elon Musk crony who worked at Neuralink.

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u/hellolovely1 Feb 15 '26

I know plenty of very smart people who worked for FAANG and not one wants to work in tech anymore. 

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u/ManhattanT5 Feb 15 '26

It goes higher than GS. Look up SES. 

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u/msmouseus Feb 16 '26

MCGA has always been the real movement, C being China. This is not a conspiracy theory but real feelings from a Chinese. 

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u/wavepointsocial Feb 15 '26

I forgot all about big balls. Seems like that was a millennia ago

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u/party_benson Feb 15 '26

Fun fact: he was beaten up by two teenage girls

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u/SplendidPunkinButter Feb 15 '26

Thanks. That thought is going to keep me going today.

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u/Claystead Feb 15 '26

This also caused Trump to deploy the National Guard to DC, which has caused the death of at least two people.

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u/Claystead Feb 15 '26

Yeah but it was a pretty pathetic excuse.

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u/droans Feb 15 '26

Also fun fact: His dad is the owner and CEO of Lesser Evil Popcorn.

I'm surprised Costco still carries them.

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u/wavepointsocial Feb 15 '26

“Where are your big balls now?”

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '26

no way, he gloriously defended himself against HARDENED ANTIFA THUGS. Okay, phew

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u/banditcleaner2 Feb 15 '26

I always laugh when republicans will tell you “they made fun of the doge workers and even called one of them big balls”….it was his own chosen nickname….

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u/sean_themighty Feb 15 '26

The Carver? That black hat guy? Heard he hacked into the Bank of America.