Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public

A WIRED analysis found a Venmo account under the name “Michael Waltz,” linked to hundreds of contacts including senior White House and National Security Council staff, was publicly accessible and revealed names of journalists, military officers, and advisers. The exposure—paralleled by other apparent account disclosures tied to officials—could be exploited by foreign intelligence or other adversaries and is framed as symptomatic of broader insecure communications and operational security lapses among senior administration figures.