Victor Gevers Explained

Victor Gevers is a Dutch security hacker.

Career

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

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]

External links

• Twitter profile of Victor Gevers

Notes and References

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