Twitter whistleblower releases scathing report on company's security and privacy practices
Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko claims the company's cybersecurity practices were poor and reckless.
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Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko claims the company's cybersecurity practices were poor and reckless.
The claims come as Twitter is locked in a legal battle with Elon Musk, who is trying to back out of a deal to buy the platform.
Zatko says Twitter allegedly deceived regulators about hacker defenses and was forced by the Indian government to put agents on the company payroll.
Lawmakers have already begun to lash out at the company over the allegations.
New York: Twitter Inc misled federal regulators about its defenses against hackers and spam accounts, CNN and the Washington Post reported on Tuesday,...