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| The Netherlands confirms that Trump's Twitter account has been hacked |
Dutch prosecutors asserted that despite Washington and the firm's refusal, (Donald Trump's) Twitter account was hacked in October.
The Dutch prosecutors said: No charges will be brought against the ethical hackers.
Dutch media reported that a hacker named Victor Geffers broke into the real Donald Trump account on October 16 by guessing the US President's password.
The White House and Twitter strongly denied reports of an account theft in October, and the platform said there was no evidence to support this claim.
A Twitter spokesperson responded to the Dutch Minister of Justice's new finding: Our original statement is still pending and we have nothing else to share.
Jeffers condemned the hacking attack. He said, "The password he guessed is maga2020! And it refers to Trump's motto:" Make America great again. "
The Dutch attorney general said: We believe the hacker hacked into Trump's Twitter account, but he fulfilled the case-law criteria to become an ethical hacker.
He added that piracy is a criminal offense in the Netherlands. However, he said: In practice, special circumstances are also known as responsible disclosure, which may prevent the complainant from taking action.
The Dutch prosecutors reached their conclusions on the basis of an investigation by a specialized Internet police service called the High Tech Crime Team.
The prosecutor said: The infiltrators and US authorities were informed of the results of the investigation.
When news of the breach first surfaced, Jeffers told de Volkskrant: The ease of access to the Trump account shows that the president has not taken basic security measures, such as a two-factor identity. Verification.
"After four failed attempts, I expected rejection, or at least I was asked to provide more information," he said in a Dutch newspaper.
Jeffers told the newspaper: he tried to inform the US authorities, and the intelligence service called him and thanked him for alerting them to the security breach.
This isn't the first time Jeffers has visited the president's Twitter account, as he and two other people guessed Trump's password in 2016, which they revoked at the time. This is a famous phrase from the TV show "The Beginner".