SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
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SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
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“The first thing you think of is the counterintelligence issue, right? And the security vulnerabilities. It kind of boggles the mind, in a way,” says Michael Ard, a former intelligence analyst who now runs the masters program in intelligence analysis at Johns Hopkins.
Our review of public data exposed on Venmo accounts suggests that the Signal group chat was not an isolated mistake, but part of a broader pattern of what national security experts describe as reckless behavior by some of the most powerful people in the US government.
Last July, WIRED reported that JD Vance had left his Venmo account public, exposing a network of connections to Project 2025 architects, DOJ officials, Yale Law classmates, and far-right media figures.
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“In rare signs of unrest, top Republican senators are calling for an investigation into the Signal leak scandal and demanding answers from the Trump administration, as they raise concerns it will become a ‘significant political problem’ if not addressed properly…” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@wired.com National 'security' advisor I think you meant. These people are a joke.
STOP LISTEN SHARE Ask why haven’t Republicans demanded the resignations of every single one of these incompetent, unqualified bastards They put ALL our soldiers at risk The violated the Espionage Act Is there even one GOP still loyal to US? www.reddit.com/r/stop_the_G... #Signalgate
www.fdd.org/team/richard... Richard Goldberg: worked for Trump, expert on Iran, wrote press release announcing Waltz’s nomination. Both Goldberg and Waltz work at FDD: www.fdd.org/team/michael... Clearly Waltz was trying to add him to the chat instead of Jeffrey, right?
Exerpt: A Venmo account under the name “Michael Waltz,” carrying a profile photo of the national security adviser and connected to accounts bearing the names of people closely associated with him, was left open to the public until Wednesday afternoon when Wired informed them and asked for a comment.
We need a new word for this level of idiocy- any suggestions @bsky.app fam?