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 ...

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 ...

This year, Wired found Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s public Venmo account, with more than ... and financial technology issues is made possible by the vision and support of ...

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 ...

Mike Waltz, Donald Trump’s national security adviser who is at the centre of the storm over a group chat which leaked highly sensitive military plans to a journalist, left his Venmo account open ...

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.