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Dutch journalist hacks into EU defense ministers meeting using Twitter photo
A Dutch journalist was able to easily hack his way into a video meeting of EU defense ministers on Friday, according to broadcaster RTL, after uncovering an embarrassing security flaw. Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld had published a photograph on Twitter of herself taking part in the online meeting. An observant user saw that five of six numbers of the secret code needed to access the meeting were visible and tipped off the broadcaster. Journalist Daniel Verlaan was easily able to work out the missing number and enter the virtual negotiating room, prompting a stunned Josep Borrell, the...…A Dutch journalist was able to easily hack his way into a video meeting of EU defense ministers on Friday, according to broadcaster RTL, after uncovering an embarrassing security flaw. Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld had published a photograph on Twitter of herself taking part in the online meeting. An observant user saw that five of six numbers of the secret code needed to access the meeting were visible and tipped off the broadcaster. Journalist Daniel Verlaan was easily able to work out the missing number and enter the virtual negotiating room, prompting a stunned Josep Borrell, the...WW…
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