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The official POTUS Twitter account is only secured with Gmail


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Guest Chris Mills
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The easiest way to gain control of a Twitter account isn't to go password-guessing -- it's to hack the email address associated with the account, which controls password resets. So hypothetically speaking, if you were the leader of the free world and the owner of @POTUS, one of the few Twitter accounts that could conceivably trigger nuclear war, you'd probably want better security than one Gmail.

 

According to a screenshot from hacker and Twitter user @WauchulaGhost, @POTUS is tied to a personal Gmail account, seemingly that of Dan Scavino, Trump's social media adviser. That Gmail account may or may not have two-factor authentication enabled, but either way, it's a juicy and dangerous target for any hacker who might want to take advantage.

 

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