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SCOOP: 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.

wired.comEven More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data PublicWIRED 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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Venmo accounts - know as a favorite scammer target. This is the national executive leadership? To use the communication of the NSC: 😭🤢💥

This elon/trump administration is going to kill so many, citizens and immigrants. National security is nonexistent, with an unqualified cabinet while they are threatening war with Canada(!), the Canadian tariff has been raised by 25%. 47 wants to fill his heart’s void Elon wants ALL the $

The officials include Dan Katz, Treasury chief of staff; Joe Kent, Trump’s nominee for director of the National Counterterrorism Center; and Mike Needham, counselor and chief of staff to the secretary of State. All participated in the “Houthi PC small group” chat. www.wired.com/story/even-m...

WIRED established that the accounts are almost certainly those of the government officials in question by analyzing the other accounts they were connected to, which in these cases included accounts appearing to belong to spouses. www.wired.com/story/even-m...

While public transactions on Venmo might appear harmless, one security expert says that foreign intelligence services look for patterns: who’s paying whom, how often, and when. “Say they’re making payments to their children—now you have a point of leverage.” www.wired.com/story/even-m...

“Our adversaries are sophisticated and carnivorous in their data collection,” another security expert says, adding that “just the smallest bit of daylight is of interest to someone sophisticated. They will use that data point. They will build from it.” www.wired.com/story/even-m...

Leaving your Venmo account public regardless of your stature is fucking wild. I'll never understand why you need hundreds of your friends to know that you paid BFF $4.99 for a Jamba Juice.