Elon Musk's DOGE was previously granted access to the US Treasury Department's payment systems, drawing the ire of many Americans.

If the wrong person gained access to personal financial information held by the U.S. Treasury, it would constitute the biggest data breach in history.

The Trump administration has agreed to restrict “DOGE” access to Treasury Department payment systems, as alarm spreads over “DOGE” employees accessing sensitive material across the federal government.