Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password? • Hacker News Board

Re: Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password?

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Post by AdmiralAsshat » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:02 PM UTC

> Gevers said the ease with which he accessed Trump’s account suggested the president was not using basic security measures like two-step verification.

I am gobsmacked that Twitter allowed his account to continue without some kind of additional security measures like 2FA or geo-IP checking. This is a guy that could literally start World War III by sending a tweet like, "Eat shit, China! Missiles on their way!" And Twitter didn't think it should be locked down beyond a simple password!?!

Re: Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password?

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Post by varbhat » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:02 PM UTC

IMO anyone using internet must be taught about Passwords and how non guessable strong password can prevent(to some extent) these kind of attacks (cracking the account).

Re: Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password?

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Post by dmode » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:02 PM UTC

ganoushoreilly wrote: post #3

There's no evidence in this story, I'd take it with a grain of salt.

Agreed. If the password was that simple it would have hacked a while back

Re: Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password?

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Post by zalkota » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:02 PM UTC

Delete this garbage

Re: Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password?

#15

Post by flog » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:02 PM UTC

Isn't this enough of a crime for some prison time? Is there some exception for registered researchers or something?

Re: Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password?

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Post by paramost » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:04 PM UTC

ganoushoreilly wrote: post #3

There's no evidence in this story, I'd take it with a grain of salt.

The guy has apparently done it before. Edit: dutch media are reporting that they have seen evidence that backs up his claim.

Re: Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password?

#17

Post by SwiftyBug » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:04 PM UTC

taytus wrote: post #2

The password was maga2020 infinite_facepalm.gif

Off topic: how do you format text on Hacker News? I never knew it was possible to use italics.

Re: Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password?

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Post by aaronbrethorst » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:04 PM UTC

dmode wrote: post #13

ganoushoreilly wrote: post #3

There's no evidence in this story, I'd take it with a grain of salt.

Agreed. If the password was that simple it would have hacked a while back

Two economists were walking down the street. The first one says: “Isn’t that a $20 bill?” The second one says: “Can’t be. If it were, somebody would have picked it up already.”

Re: Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password?

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Post by justusthane » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:05 PM UTC

SwiftyBug wrote: post #17

taytus wrote: post #2

The password was maga2020 infinite_facepalm.gif

Off topic: how do you format text on Hacker News? I never knew it was possible to use italics.

https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc

Re: Trump's Twitter account hacked after Dutch researcher guessed password?

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Post by monoideism » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:05 PM UTC

dmode wrote: post #13

ganoushoreilly wrote: post #3

There's no evidence in this story, I'd take it with a grain of salt.

Agreed. If the password was that simple it would have hacked a while back

I agree. I'm very skeptical that twitter doesn't have some special safeguards in place, nevermind Trump.