Peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo offer an easy way to send money to friends and family as well as businesses selling goods and services—but that ease makes them a target for scams involving theft ...

“This is horrible because this is a real mail from Venmo,” Inky CEO Dave Baggett said. “This is not a brand impersonation.” A recent case of a hacker exploiting Venmo’s memo field in an effort to ...