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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.

wired.comMike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List PublicA WIRED review shows 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.

wired.comMike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List PublicA WIRED review shows 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.

“1415: Strike Drones on Target (THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP, pending earlier ‘Trigger Based’ targets)” “1536 F-18 2nd Strike Starts – also, first sea-based Tomahawks launched.”

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.

wired.comMike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List PublicA WIRED review shows 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.

Every member of the admin on that group chat broke the law requiring record maintenance & endangered national security. Unsecured devices & software as advised in Project 2025 training. Media should investigate beyond this one time. Are such disappearing chats routine among senior admin members?

We are deporting whip-smart graduate students for writing op-eds and alleging they are threats to our national security. Meanwhile, these nincompoops are allowed to lie, cheat & destroy this country while opening us up to actual threats due to their incompetence and stupidity.

I'm having trouble creating my Signal account... Can someone at WIRED help me... I'm really interested in proactively knowing about our DOD plans... Like where our pilots plan to fly tomorrow, the time...that kind of shit...

Vance est à l'image de petit Poutine, un déchet de société qui se masturbe le cerveau 50 fois x minutes, et il adore s'entendre parler, ça le fait jouir ! Lui et petit Poutine, ont les mêmes gènes. Ils se voient tous les deux au-dessus du monde, mais, sont assis dans un tas de merde !

First Waltz leaks attack times on Signal, now his Venmo is full of sensitive contacts — and now they're bluffing. No big deal. Everything under control. As long as you judge the National Security Advisor's IQ by his profile picture.📱🎮☠️🔓🫠 #WaltzWatch #MAGAincompetence

I don't know, the Republican Party is always on the cutting edge of national security. If they have no problem with a drunken FOX News host open sourcing national security matters, who are we to question? Must be some of that 4th dimensional chess that trump always be playing.

Mike Waltz leaked Yemen strike plans by accidentally adding a journalist to a Signal chat. Got fired as National Security Adviser for it. Trump's "punishment"? Nominating him UN Ambassador. Senate just confirmed him. This is what accountability looks like in Trump's GOP.

1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package)” “1345: ‘Trigger Based’ F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME – also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s)” “1410: More F-18s LAUNCH (2nd strike package)”

“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...

theguardian.comRepublican senators break ranks to call for investigation of Signal leak scandalSenior GOP figures warn of potential ‘significant political problem’ for Trump administration in rare sign of unrest

No one will be held accountable ... except "The Atlantic". Expect the Trump dogs to go hard after them. To them, free press only means conservative, cooperative press that puts out their propaganda without question.

Good lord - I worked for local county gov. & we CONSTANTLY had required trainings on cyber security. We could only share files with 2 step authentication on approved, secure platforms. These are reckless, arrogant amateurs who have no business holding these positions.

These people 'in charge' are this stupid. Seriously. SERIOUSLY. Let's see so far: exposed personal info with the Kennedy files, signal-gate and leaving your venmo open? Sir, sir, please, resign already before you start giving out routing & account numbers with mothers maiden names.

Ce sont des déchets de sociétés qui s'imaginent qu'ils dirigent le monde ! Trump a été mis au pouvoir par des électeurs aussi cons que lui ! Tout le monde savait qu'il était violeur, crosseur, crosseur, narcissique, pire plus de femmes ont voté pour lui que les hommes ? chercher l'erreur ?

On vit la même merde au Canada, on met des crosseurs au pouvoir ! Comment des femmes ont pu voter pour ces pervers de femme USA? Tout le staff à Trump, on commit ces gestes odieux, et ça se dit religieux, alors qu'ils sont tous des religieux pervers et le pape, le chef des pédos

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.

They're not just evil, they're also STUPID and now that every government across the globe knows that they use Signal for everything, they will be spoofed and the entire world will know what the US is doing when it's doing it.

Hmm, 'I meant to do that'? Sounds like a new national security clearance requirement: 'Being transparently careless with Venmo'. Guess someone needs to remind them that 'that's not how you play Monopoly'.

Recall, remember. The only model of Tesla Musk helped design. They're as well put together as the Space X rocket. And X crashed again recently. What could possibly go wrong with him in charge? I know nothing