Hacker says he correctly guessed Trump’s Twitter password—it was “maga2020!”

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A security researcher reportedly logged in to President Trump's Twitter account last week by guessing the password-it was "maga2020!"-and then alerted the US government that Trump needed to upgrade his Twitter security practices.

Security researcher Victor Gevers reportedly guessed Trump's password on the fifth attempt and was dismayed that the president had not enabled two-step authentication. The news was reported today by de Volkskrant, a Dutch newspaper, and the magazine Vrij Nederland. Both reports had quotes from Gevers, while Vrij Nederland also published a screenshot that Gevers says he took when he had access to the @realdonaldtrump account.

The White House denied Gevers' claim and Twitter said it has seen no evidence to support it.

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