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

A 25-year-old former Musk employee, Marko Elez, has been granted full read-and-write access to critical Treasury Department payment systems, raising serious security concerns among department staff. The privileged access allows modification of code controlling Social Security payments, tax returns, and other government disbursements, with sources indicating Elez has already begun rewriting the codebase.