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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 03:51 PM Jan 2017

BUSTED: Hacker reveals Donald Trumps Twitter account is linked to a private Gmail address

Source: Raw Story

The most powerful Twitter account in the world appears to be linked to a private Gmail account that may or may not be protected with two-step authentication.

A hacker known on Twitter as @WauchulaGhost told CNN that the president’s account is linked to a personal email account — most likely one belonging to Dan Scavino, his social media chief.

That means a hacker could potentially gain access to that Gmail account, which may have only a single layer of password protection, to ask Twitter to reset Trump’s password and then begin posting messages that could potentially move stock markets or start a nuclear war.

Twitter allows users — or hackers — to reset their password code through a hyperlink sent to the email account associated with the social media account.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/busted-donald-trumps-twitter-account-linked-to-a-private-gmail-address/

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BUSTED: Hacker reveals Donald Trumps Twitter account is linked to a private Gmail address (Original Post) Miles Archer Jan 2017 OP
Lock him up!!! George II Jan 2017 #1
Lock him up! putitinD Jan 2017 #2
Lock him up!!! Lock him up!Lock him up!!! Lock him up!Lock him up!!! Lock him up! trueblue2007 Jan 2017 #7
LOCK HIM UP Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #3
Lock Him UP! Friend or Foe Jan 2017 #4
is this how this fucking moron ran his many bankruptcies into the ground? Javaman Jan 2017 #5
LOCK HIM UP! royable Jan 2017 #6
not LBN. "appears to be", "could potentially"....this is speculation not news. fake news comes to DU msongs Jan 2017 #8
Found this pretty quickly Pacifist Patriot Jan 2017 #9
Interesting! Thanks for the confirmed information. n/t Judi Lynn Jan 2017 #18
. dalton99a Jan 2017 #10
Lock him up! Generator Jan 2017 #16
Let's have seven (7) Congressional investigations. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #11
Hey @POTUS, On a serious note. Lets fix your Security settings. Should I email you? #GhostOfNoNation riversedge Jan 2017 #12
I for one hope The_Voice_of_Reason Jan 2017 #13
Biglysuperhands@gmail.com? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 #14
Do you think the password Sean Spicer Blue Idaho Jan 2017 #15
Where is Andrea E-mails? sarcasmo Jan 2017 #17

riversedge

(70,093 posts)
12. Hey @POTUS, On a serious note. Lets fix your Security settings. Should I email you? #GhostOfNoNation
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 04:14 PM
Jan 2017



From the OP











WauchulaGhost
?@WauchulaGhost

Hey @POTUS, On a serious note. Lets fix your Security settings. Should I email you? #GhostOfNoNation @realDonaldTrump



7:50 PM - 20 Jan 2017
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13. I for one hope
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 04:39 PM
Jan 2017

said email is hacked, and whoever does the hacking has the sense to delete said account for the good of America.

Blue Idaho

(5,038 posts)
15. Do you think the password Sean Spicer
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 05:23 PM
Jan 2017

Accidentally tweeted out today goes to Trump's private insecure email account?

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