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Discussion on: President Trump’s Twitter accessed by security expert who guessed password "maga2020!"

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Sergey Kislyakov

Doesn't Twitter enforce some security measures for important accounts (e.g. POTUS, politicians, etc.)?

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Sergey Kislyakov

Well, it does. From the article:

In a statement, Twitter spokesperson Ian Plunkett said: “We’ve seen no evidence to corroborate this claim, including from the article published in the Netherlands today. We proactively implemented account security measures for a designated group of high-profile, election-related Twitter accounts in the United States, including federal branches of government.”