In recent years, the public Venmo accounts of government officials have ... posing a potential security issue. It wasn’t until after the episode involving a sitting U.S. president that Venmo ...

Like millions of other Americans, they—perhaps unknowingly—have left their accounts public on Venmo, the peer-to-peer ... that underscore the real-world issues of a digital wallet that doubles ...

A WIRED review of public data exposed on Venmo accounts associated with senior ... “The first thing you think of is the counterintelligence issue, right? And the security vulnerabilities.

Reports showed that the Venmo accounts of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz, among others, were left public, revealing the officials’ personal contacts ...

At the time of publication, Vance’s Venmo account remains fully public. Vance’s friends have ... visibility of Vance’s account could create problems for the high-profile individuals ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

For example, he noted that when the public found out former White House press secretary Sean Spicer had a Venmo account ... can compound these issues by making it even easier for attackers ...

It was still open to the public as of Wednesday afternoon. When Wired sent a request for comment to the White House about the account, both Venmo accounts appearing to belong to both Waltz and ...

Wired reported on Wednesday that an account with the name "Michael ... Goldberg into the Signal chat—also had his Venmo contacts set to public. When the press reached out, he deleted them ...

More than 83 million people use Venmo. Approximately 69 percent of issue reports submitted to Downdetector cited problems with the app, 23 percent login and eight percent for the website.

In recent years, the public Venmo accounts of government officials have brought on a string of awkward news stories for a congressman, a Supreme Court justice, and even the sitting U.S. president.