Trumps' Twitter account had no security, maga2020!

[Ink]

Content source

https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/22/dutch-hacker-trump-twitter-account-password/

Victor Gevers, a security researcher at the GDI Foundation and chair of the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure, which finds and reports security vulnerabilities, told TechCrunch he guessed the president’s account password and was successful on the fifth attempt.

The account was not protected by two-factor authentication, granting Gevers access to the president’s account.

After logging in, he emailed US-CERT, a division of Homeland Security’s cyber unit Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to disclose the security lapse, which TechCrunch has seen. Gevers said the president’s Twitter password was changed shortly after.

 

[bayasdev]

Most politicians know nothing about technology

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

On the profile page of @oldschool he posted a link to the original article:

Dutch Ethical Hacker Logs into Trump’s Twitter Account

Last week a Dutch security researcher succeeded in logging into the Twitter account of the American President Donald Trump. Trump, an active Twitterer with 87 million followers, had an extremely weak and easy to guess password and had according to the researcher, not applied two-step verification.

www.volkskrant.nl

EDIT: found a more complete article that was mentioned in the previous article of de Volkskrant:

How Trump’s Twitter account was hacked - again

Four years ago, three Dutch hackers gained access to Donald Trump’s Twitter account. This week one of them managed to gain access to the account – yet again.

www.vn.nl

 

[SpiderWeb]

Didn't Twitter say that Trump's account had special protections implemented?

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Didn't Twitter say that Trump's account had special protections implemented?

A possible explanation was that security was lowered when Trump went to the hospital and his staff needed access to his account.

 

[oldschool]

A possible explanation was that security was lowered when Trump went to the hospital and his staff needed access to his account.

I think a more plausible explanation, based on all of what is known about the man himself, is that he's a ******* . He's even described as a "moron" by one of his cabinet members. But, I digress OT .... This is about educating the public, at least those that believe in education.

 

[Digmor Crusher]

I think a more plausible explanation, based on all of what is known about the man himself, is that he's a ******* . He's even described as a "moron" by one of his cabinet members. But, I digress OT .... This is about educating the public, at least those that believe in it.

100% and then some.

 

[plat]

Erik Loman, the former HitmanPro.Alert lead engineer, said something also. lol!

 

[CyberTech]

his twitter password should be ''MakeAmericaGreatAgain2017UntilDie*

 

[[correlate]]

Last month hackers made the astonishing claim that they had managed to crack Donald Trump’s password back in 2016.
And what was the password used by the then US Presidential Candidate?

Donald Trump’s Twitter password is “maga2020!”, and there’s no 2FA, claims hacker

According to Dutch ethical hacker Victor Gevers, as recently as last week the US President’s @realDonaldTrump account was protected by the incredibly-dumb password “maga2020!” and did not have two…

grahamcluley.com

 

[[correlate]]

A possible explanation was that security was lowered when Trump went to the hospital and his staff needed access to his account.

It's a compelling interpretation befitting Tr.

 

[oldschool]

It's a compelling interpretation befitting Tr.

I don't buy it. This isn't a one-off for Trump. I'll stick with the "moron" explanation.

 

[[correlate]]

I don't buy it. This isn't a one-off for Trump. I'll stick with the "moron" explanation.

 

[SeriousHoax]

Can we have him as president for 4 more years please! He is president of USA but he entertains the whole world

 

[blackice]

Can we have him as president for 4 more years please! He is president of USA but he entertains the whole world

It's not entertaining when you live here and work for the government.

 

[oldschool]

It's not entertaining when you live here and work for the government.

Indeed, he's a great source of dark humor but the mood is quite gloomy for a large segment of the population. Very dark, and extemely exhausting!

 

[upnorth]

Last month, well-known cyber investigator Victor Gevers said he had gained access to Donald Trump's Twitter account with the password 'MAGA2020!'. The White House denied it had happened and Twitter said it had no evidence of a hack. But Mr Gevers has now revealed more information to back up his claims. As part of the police interrogation, Mr Gevers revealed for the first time that he had substantially more evidence of the "hack" than he had previously released.

Trump Twitter ‘hack’: Dutch police question researcher

A security researcher claims he accessed Donald Trump's Twitter account by guessing his password.

www.bbc.com

 

[upnorth]

Dutch prosecutors have found a hacker did successfully log in to Donald Trump's Twitter account by guessing his password - "MAGA2020!"
But they will not be punishing Victor Gevers, who was acting "ethically".

Trump Twitter ‘hack’: Police accept attacker's claim

Victor Gevers was acting ethically when he guessed the president's password, "MAGA2020!", police say.

www.bbc.com