'Go haywire': Onlookers freak out as 25-year-old set loose on Treasury computer system [View all]

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By Travis Gettys
Published February 4, 2025 9:22 AM ET

A 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has been given full control over the computer code that directs Social Security payments, tax returns and other payments owed to Americans — and sources inside the Treasury Department are freaking out and don't know where to turn for help.

Marko Elez, who previously worked for two Musk companies, has been granted "read-and-write" access to Treasury Department systems responsible for nearly all payments made by the U.S. government, three sources told WIRED, giving him the ability to write code on the highly sensitive Payment Automation Manager and Secure Payment System at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.

“You could do anything with these privileges,” said one source with knowledge of the system, adding that there's no conceivable reason to grant Elez the ability to change code for the purposes of rooting out fraudulent payments or analyzing disbursement flow.

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This is not going to end well...................