A hacker seems to have briefly gained entry to Donald Trump Jr.‘s account on Twitter (now named X) and falsely claimed that daddy Donald had died. The bogus put up, which was retweeted round 400 instances earlier than it was deleted, claimed Trump Jr. would run for president in his father’s stead. Trump Jr. has 10.4 million followers.
“I’m unhappy to announce, my father Donald Trump has handed away,” the alleged hacker wrote. “I will probably be operating for president in 2024.” One other since-deleted put up stated “North Korea is about to get smoked.”
That tweet was adopted up by a number of extra together with one which tagged the present president and stated “fuck @JoeBiden,” and one other professing crypto influencer Richard Coronary heart’s innocence. Coronary heart was just lately sued by the Securities and Change Fee over allegations he used over $12 million in proceeds from his crypto merchandise to purchase luxurious merchandise. Donald Trump Jr’s hacked Twitter account claimed he was going to “burn the SEC” if he turned president. The account additionally seems to have tagged influencer Logan Paul and claimed to have had intercourse along with his girlfriend.
Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump Group didn’t instantly reply to Gizmodo’s request for remark, although a consultant for the previous president’s son instructed the Hill the account was hacked. A spokesman for Donald Trump Sr. stated the identical. X didn’t instantly reply to Gizmodo’s request for remark.
In response, Eric Trump tweeted, “I don’t need @DonaldJTrumpJr to get his account again—that is all too entertaining.”
This isn’t the primary time somebody with the final title Trump has discovered themselves on the receiving finish of an embarrassing Twitter hack. In 2020, one other hacker reportedly tapped into then-president Donald Trump’s @realdonaldtrump account by accurately utilizing his password. The password learn “maga2020!”
