THE CAMPAIGN chairman for Hillary Clinton used the security word "password" which allowed pro-Donald Trump hackers to change the course of US election.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange made the shocking revelation and said a 14-year-old could have hacked into John Podesta's computer.

2 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has claimed Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman's security word was 'password' Credit: AP:Associated Press

2 Assange also claimed Clinton made "almost no attempt" to secure her private emails Credit: Reuters

Speaking to Fox News, Mr Assange, said: "We published several...emails which show Podesta responding to a phishing email.

"Podesta gave out that his password was the word 'password'.

"His own staff said this email that you've received, this is totally legitimate.

"So this is something....a 14-year-old kids could have hacked Podesta that way."

Mr Assange also claimed Clinton made "almost no attempt" to keep her private emails secure which featured in more than 50,000 leaked documents published by Wikileaks.

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President-elect Trump responded to Mr Assanges claims on social media and tweeted: "Julian Assange said 'a 14 year old could hacked Podesta' - why was DNC (Democratic National Committee) so careless?"

Julian Assange said "a 14 year old could have hacked Podesta" - why was DNC so careless? Also said Russians did not give him the info! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2017

Mr Assange also told Fox News that he was "thousand per cent" confident that the Russian Government was not responsible for emails stolen from the DNC and Mr Podesta.

The emails were published online by WikiLeaks in the lead-up to the November 8 vote.

Democrats claimed the hacks were a deliberate attempt to undermine Mrs Clinton's campaign and boost support for Donald Trump.

The interview took place at the Ecuadorian embassy in London where Mr Assange sought refuge from a Swedish investigation into rape allegations.

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