All of Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko's allegations about Twitter's security practices are serious, but one allegation about Twitter's 'fundamental architecture' stands out among the rest.
reported on accusations from former Twitter chief security officer Peiter Zatko, often known as “Mudge,” that the company’s security practices are dangerously lacking. It’s a litany of charges that range from misleading bot counts to the employment of a known foreign government agent. But one allegation stands out among the rest.
Last month, Zatko and his attorneys sent hundreds of pages of documents to the US Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Federal Trade Commission detailing the myriad allegations of security and privacy failures at Twitter. The claims have potentiallyin the dispute about whether Elon Musk must go through with his agreement to purchase the company for $44 billion. If true, they also have immediate ramifications for Twitter's hundreds of millions of users.
“Mr. Zatko was fired from his senior executive role at Twitter in January 2022 for ineffective leadership and poor performance,” Twitter said in a statement provided to WIRED by spokesperson Lindsay McCallum-Rémy. “What we’ve seen so far is a false narrative about Twitter and our privacy and data security practices that is riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies and lacks important context. Mr.
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