A security expert claims he logged into Donald Trump's Twitter by guessing his password - which, he says, was “maga2020”. Victor Gevers said he was able to access the US president's direct messages, change his profile and post tweets in his name. He claims he also managed to access the account in 2016, using the password “yourefired”. Twitter says there is no evidence to support Gevers’ claim.
Jimmy Korona says no one can believe his name
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