Twitter has been accused of covering up security deficiencies and prioritizing user growth over removing spam in a fiery whistleblowing complaint from former security chief Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko.
First reported by CNN and The Washington Post, Zatko alleges that Twitter executives misled users, regulators and its board about flaws in its security, privacy and spam detection systems.
It is the latest in a string of crises for Twitter, which is embroiled in a lawsuit with billionaire Elon Musk, who is seeking to back out of his purchase agreement for the company after making a stink about the volume of spam on the platform.
Zatko claims Twitter lied to Musk about its incentive to remove spam. Acco
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