Venmo

A series of top officials from the Trump administration, including Dan Katz, Joe Kent, Mike Needham, and Brian McCormack, had their Venmo transactions and contacts inadvertently made public. The leaked data included personal transactions and social connections, potentially revealing sensitive information and associations to the broader public and foreign intelligence entities. The exposure of such data could compromise personal privacy, create counterintelligence risks, and uncover the social networks of these individuals, creating opportunities for coercion or exploitation by adversarial parties. This incident underscores the importance of personal data security for individuals in sensitive government positions.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/even-more-venmo-accounts-tied-to-trump-officials-in-signal-group-chat-left-data-public/

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/venmo

"id": "ven000040725",
"linkid": "venmo",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2025",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Government',
                        'name': 'Dan Katz',
                        'type': 'Individual'},
                       {'industry': 'Government',
                        'name': 'Joe Kent',
                        'type': 'Individual'},
                       {'industry': 'Government',
                        'name': 'Mike Needham',
                        'type': 'Individual'},
                       {'industry': 'Government',
                        'name': 'Brian McCormack',
                        'type': 'Individual'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Inadvertent Public Disclosure',
 'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Transactions',
                                              'Social Connections']},
 'description': 'A series of top officials from the Trump administration, '
                'including Dan Katz, Joe Kent, Mike Needham, and Brian '
                'McCormack, had their Venmo transactions and contacts '
                'inadvertently made public. The leaked data included personal '
                'transactions and social connections, potentially revealing '
                'sensitive information and associations to the broader public '
                'and foreign intelligence entities. The exposure of such data '
                'could compromise personal privacy, create counterintelligence '
                'risks, and uncover the social networks of these individuals, '
                'creating opportunities for coercion or exploitation by '
                'adversarial parties. This incident underscores the importance '
                'of personal data security for individuals in sensitive '
                'government positions.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Transactions', 'Social Connections'],
            'systems_affected': 'Venmo'},
 'lessons_learned': 'The importance of personal data security for individuals '
                    'in sensitive government positions.',
 'title': 'Venmo Data Leak of Trump Administration Officials',
 'type': 'Data Leak',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Public Visibility of Venmo Transactions and '
                            'Contacts'}