US EditionEven More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data Public
- Data from several U.S. Officials' Venmo accounts, including transaction histories and contacts, was exposed online, as reported by WIRED.
- Officials linked to the exposed Venmo data include Michael Waltz and Dan Katz.
- This security issue raises concerns about data security for government officials and could facilitate nefarious actions against them.
- A Venmo spokesperson stated, 'We take our customers’ privacy seriously,' emphasizing user control over privacy settings.
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U.S. officials in Signal chat left their Venmo data exposed online
Data from several U.S. officials' Venmo accounts has been found exposed online, including their contacts and even transaction histories for some. This follows Signalgate earlier this week, and the subsequent revelation that involved officials' private contact information and passwords could be found online.If I had a nickel for every time a breach of tech security by the Trump administration was revealed this week, I'd now have three nickels. S…
After Signal-gate, Mike Waltz leaves his Venmo account public. Is this another security breach?
US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is under fire again; the senior official in Trump’s Cabinet left his Venmo account open to the public, revealing his 328-person list of friends. Experts say this could have been potentially exploited by foreign agents. The lapse comes at a time when he is already facing scrutiny for the Signal chat leak, wherein he allowed a journalist to enter a chat in which Yemen attack plans were being discussed
Even More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data Public
WIRED has found four new Venmo accounts that appear to be associated with Trump officials who were in an infamous Signal chat. One made a payment with a note consisting solely of an eggplant emoji.
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