Donald Trump's Twitter was hacked by the same Dutch hacker twice; both passwords revealed

United States President Donald Trump's Twitter account was hacked in October, Dutch prosecutors said, ding that "ethical hacker" would t face charges. According to foreign media reports, Dutch government will t punish hacker Victor Gevers who got into Trump’s Twitter account by guessing his password. Both White House and Twitter h denied reports that account h been hacked.

'Hacker has t committed a crime because...'

Gevers himself disclosed hack, saying password he guessed was “maga2020!”, referring to Trump slogan "Make America Great Again", reports stated on Wednesday. A cyber unit called Team High-tech Crime began its investigation at end of vember to establish if a criminal offence h been committed.

"However, Gevers has t committed a crime because he sought contact with White House, Twitter and FBI and me suggestions for improvements," public prosecutor is quoted as saying in Dutch media reports. 

When news of hack first broke, Gevers told De Volkskrant that ease with which he accessed Trump’s account suggested President was t using basic security measures like two-step verification. "I expected to be blocked after four failed attempts. Or at least would be asked to provide ditional information," he told Dutch newspaper. 

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It was t first time Gevers h gained access to Trump's Twitter account. In 2016 he and two ors guessed Trump’s password, which at time was “yourefired” – catchphrase from reality TV Apprentice, reports said.  Dutch investigation in Nerlands was an independent Dutch probe and h t been requested by US.

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Earlier in July, official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and ors were hijacked by scammers trying to dupe people into sending cryptocurrency bitcoin, in a massive hack. account of US President Donald Trump, which has more than 88 million followers, was t among those hacked.

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Meanwhile, a day after US Senate majority leer Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden as his Presidential victory was certified by Electoral College on Monday, Donald Trump on Wednesday said that it was "too soon to give up", ding that Republican Party must learn to fight.

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(With ncy inputs)