Victor Gevers

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Victor Gevers is a Dutch security hacker.

Career

He has been hacking since 1998 [1] and is running the GDI Foundation. [2]

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In 2019 he discovered a large data breach of the Chinese surveillance company SenseNets. [3] [4]

He is known for hacking the Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump. [5] [6] He was not convicted for it. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Teeffelen, Kristel van (2019-05-10). "Na tien jaar weten hackers ook hoe ze moeten polderen". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Covid: White hat bounty hackers become millionaires". BBC News. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  3. ↑ Buitenland, Bureau. "Nederlander ontdekt Chinees datalek: 2,5 miljoen burgers onder surveillance in Xinjiang". NPO Radio 1 (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-28.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Doffman, Zak. "Interview -- Meet Victor Gevers, The Ethical Hacker Who Exposed 'BreedReady' And 'SenseNets'". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  5. ↑ "Trump Twitter 'hack': Police accept attacker's claim". BBC News. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  6. ↑ Janssen, Gerard (2020-12-05). "Internet-Batman Victor Gevers: 'Wakker worden met een inbox vol dankjewels is verslavend'". Vrij Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  7. ↑ "OM: Nederlandse hacker Twitteraccount Trump niet strafbaar". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
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