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Dutch security hacker

Victor Gevers is a Dutch security hacker.

Career

He has been hacking since 1998 and is running the GDI Foundation.

In 2019 he discovered a large data breach of the Chinese surveillance company SenseNets.

He is known for hacking the Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump. He was not convicted for it.

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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