This is not the first time that the hacker has tried to access Donald Trump’s account on Twitter, where the US president has 87.3 million followers. In 2016, the hacker claimed he had got into Trump’s account by guessing his password with the help of his friends. Back then, it was “yourefired”, a famous line from Trump’s show The Apprentice.
A Dutch hacker claims he has been able to gain access to Donald Trump’s Twitter account, RTL Nieuws reported. Victor Gevers, who is an ethical hacker that helps companies and individuals to expose vulnerabilities in their security systems, says he made four attempts to hack Trump’s account and was amazed by how simple his password was.
According to other Dutch media outlets, the hacker made between four and seven unsuccessful attempts before he successfully hacked Trump’s account.
Gevers claims Trump had the password “maga2020”. He also alleged that the Republican president had no additional security in place, such as two-step verification. Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant writes that the hacker took screenshots of Trump’s account and shared the images with the media. Security experts in the Netherlands confirmed that the hack had taken place.
Gevers did not tweet anything on behalf of Trump and did not access his private messages. He then sent an email to Trump, his family, and his campaign informing him about the hack
When Gevers did not receive feedback, he then posted a statement about the hack tagging US intelligence agencies, such as the CIA and the FBI, as well as the White House and even Twitter, but again failed to receive an answer.
He then emailed the US Secret Service, which contacted him two days later and is said to have taken the matter quite seriously.
The hacker claims that since then, Trump has changed his password and turned on two-step verification.
Twitter, however, dismissed the claim that the president’s account had been hacked.
Ronald Prins, who, according to de Volkskrant, is one of the best-known Dutch security experts, said that he finds Gevers’ claim credible.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
