With the increasing frequency of cybersecurity incidents and data breaches across government agencies, protecting your financial information has never been more critical.

But for many experts and consumer data protection advocates, the scope and number of these data breaches in recent months is a new development that everyone should take seriously.

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a request from 14 Democrat-led states to block Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a temporary contracted organization the Trump administration has recruited, from accessing data systems and making personnel changes at seven federal agencies.

Increasingly, DOGE’s activities in recent weeks, as well as the safety of their own website, have raised concerns about the safety of consumer data.

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"The concern right now is certainly unique, with DOGE accessing personal financial data across the government — that is certainly unprecedented in........

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