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Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password

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Donald Trump’s Twitter account was hacked last week, after a Dutch researcher correctly guessed the president’s password: “maga2020!”.

Victor Gevers, a security expert, had access to Trump’s direct messages, could post tweets in his name and change his profile, De Volkskrant newspaper reported.

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Gevers – who previously managed to log into Trump’s account in 2016 – gained access by guessing Trump’s password. He tried “maga2020!” on his fifth attempt and it worked. Maga stands for Trump’s oft used campaign slogan Make America Great Again.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/22/trump-twitter-hacked-dutch-researcher-password

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That’s funny. But all jokes aside, hey Netherlands, you wooden shoes wearing little shits. We liberated you from literal Nazis. I suppose you’ll be extraditing this guy for the computer crime of hacking to face charges against our President. I think all Americans should be behind that.

We’re all sitting in the dugout. Thinking we should pitch. How you gonna throw a shutout when all you do is bitch.

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19 minutes ago, thelawlorfaithful said:

That’s funny. But all jokes aside, hey Netherlands, you wooden shoes wearing little shits. We liberated you from literal Nazis. I suppose you’ll be extraditing this guy for the computer crime of hacking to face charges against our President. I think all Americans should be behind that.

And bring some paint!

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1 minute ago, thelawlorfaithful said:

I don’t get it? :shrug:

I like their paint. It's a quality product. 

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Gaining access to Trump’s Twitter meant Gevers was suddenly able to connect with 87m users – the number of Trump’s followers – and according to De Volkskrant’s story, it sent him into a bit of a panic.

“So, he tries to warn others. Trump’s campaign team, his family. He sends messages via Twitter asking if someone will call Trump’s attention to the fact that his Twitter account is not safe. He tags the CIA, the White House, the FBI, Twitter themselves. No response,” the paper reported.

A day after he gained access, Gevers noticed that two-step verification had been activated on Trump’s account. Two days later, the Secret Service got in touch. According to De Volkskrant, they thanked him for bringing the security problem to their attention.

Remarkably, it wasn’t the first time Gevers has gained access to the president’s Twitter account. In 2016 he and two others guessed Trump’s password and got into his account.

Back then Trump’s password was “yourefired”, according to VN news.

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5 minutes ago, toonkee said:

From the article

Gaining access to Trump’s Twitter meant Gevers was suddenly able to connect with 87m users – the number of Trump’s followers – and according to De Volkskrant’s story, it sent him into a bit of a panic.

“So, he tries to warn others. Trump’s campaign team, his family. He sends messages via Twitter asking if someone will call Trump’s attention to the fact that his Twitter account is not safe. He tags the CIA, the White House, the FBI, Twitter themselves. No response,” the paper reported.

A day after he gained access, Gevers noticed that two-step verification had been activated on Trump’s account. Two days later, the Secret Service got in touch. According to De Volkskrant, they thanked him for bringing the security problem to their attention.

Remarkably, it wasn’t the first time Gevers has gained access to the president’s Twitter account. In 2016 he and two others guessed Trump’s password and got into his account.

Back then Trump’s password was “yourefired”, according to VN news.

I know Trump isn't known for subtlety, but holy crap does he suck at choosing passwords.

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6 minutes ago, son of a gun said:

I know Trump isn't known for subtlety, but holy crap does he suck at choosing passwords.

He cannot conceive of imagination or cleverness outside of his own. He has no idea how much smarter people are than him.

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3 hours ago, thelawlorfaithful said:

That’s funny. But all jokes aside, hey Netherlands, you wooden shoes wearing little shits. We liberated you from literal Nazis. I suppose you’ll be extraditing this guy for the computer crime of hacking to face charges against our President. I think all Americans should be behind that.

They're definitely not second, anymore...

 

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If you got access to Trump's Twitter, you could probably only post one thing before it got shut down. What would be your one Tweet? I've been thinking about this all day and I haven't made up my mind. Go political or just post some random shit for lulz?

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