Twitter Lied About ‘Extreme, Egregious’ Security Lapses, According to Fired Exec
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Senior Twitter executives deceived regulators — and the company’s own board — about lax security standards and its efforts to fight spam bots, according to an SEC complaint filed by the social network’s former head of security.
Twitter fired Peiter “Mudge” Zatko in January 2022, a little more than a year after he was hired in November 2020 as head of security.
The exec claims his termination was in retaliation for his refusal to stay quiet about the company’s vulnerabilities. Last month, Zatko filed a complaint with the SEC accusing Twitter of misleading shareholders, alleging it failed to disclose “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its security practices to investors.
He also alleged in an FTC complaint that the company violated a 2010 agreement with the agency to protect user data. The allegations have implications for Elon Musk’s current legal battle with Twitter.
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