Leaky Venmo Accounts: The Hilarious Security Flaw You Didn’t Know You Had!
Top Trump officials’ Venmo accounts leak data, raising counterintelligence concerns. Foreign spies could access their social networks, with transactions as revealing as eggplant emoji payments. While paying personal trainers via Venmo might seem harmless, experts warn it could expose sensitive connections. Remember, folks, when it comes to Venmo and national security, privacy settings are your BFF.
Hot Take:
Venmo-gate: Where Top Officials Forget That Privacy Settings Exist! Who knew that paying for a cat sitter could potentially endanger national security? It’s like leaving the White House doors open because you forgot your keys inside. Oops!
Key Points:
- Several Trump administration officials were found with public Venmo accounts potentially leaking sensitive data.
- Accounts included those of Dan Katz, Joe Kent, Mike Needham, and Brian McCormack, among others.
- Transactions and contacts, including some bizarre emoji notes, were publicly visible.
- Experts warn this could pose a counterintelligence risk, as foreign entities may exploit the data.
- Some officials only made their accounts private after being contacted by WIRED.
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