Wired: Waltz’s Venmo Account Left Open To Public

Wired reports:

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.

A WIRED analysis shows that the account revealed the names of hundreds of Waltz’s personal and professional associates, including journalists, military officers, lobbyists, and others—information a foreign intelligence service or other actors could exploit for any number of ends, experts say.

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A 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. https://t.co/TNCwkJGXfn

— WIRED (@WIRED) March 26, 2025

For your viewing pleasure — the list of Mike Waltz “friends” on Venmo, which include the likes of:

Griff Jenkins (Fox News), Brian Kilmeade (Fox News), Leland Vittert (NewsNation), Brianna Keilar (CNN), Lauren Peikoff (MSNBC), and Judith Miller (former The New York Times). https://t.co/RCTVlO1xp8 pic.twitter.com/6aRyRV9JSN

— James Li (@5149jamesli) March 26, 2025

NEW: Michael Waltz’s Venmo was public (until moments ago) and its chocked full of reporters. pic.twitter.com/zulDtaTJ1K

— Daniel Boguslaw (@DRBoguslaw) March 26, 2025

Scoop from @timmarchman & @dmehro

National Security Adviser Michael Waltz (best known for THAT Signal chat) left his Venmo friends’ list public

Those on it include WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and self-styled “Secretary of Retribution” Ivan Raiklin https://t.co/7OtOTJAKAB

— David Gilbert (@daithaigilbert) March 26, 2025