Twitter whistleblower alleges ‘egregious deficiencies’ in security measures

Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko says company deceived users, board members and federal government about strength of its security measures

Twitter’s former head of security has accused the company of “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its handling of user information and spam bots in a scathing whistleblower complaint.

Peiter Zatko, a veteran hacker and security expert known as “Mudge”, says the company has deceived users, board members and the federal government about the strength of its security measures. Zatko was hired in 2020 by Twitter co-founder and then CEO Jack Dorsey to strengthen the company’s security after a mass hack targeted 130 highprofile Twitter accounts.

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isototo
isototo
11 months ago

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Posta Kodu
Posta Kodu
4 months ago
paus4d
paus4d
2 months ago

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isototo
isototo
1 month ago

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