Twitter misled regulators about its security risks, including weak and negligent cybersecurity defenses in try root out Fake accounts spreading misinformation, according to whistleblower complaint with US officials on Tuesday.
Revelation can create a legal avenue and financial problems for The social media podium, which is currently tries to force Tesla CEO Elon Musk Completes His $44 Billion Offer buy company. multiple members of Congress on Tuesday called on Regulators to investigate claims.
Peter Zatko who He served as Twitter’s head of security until he was fired early this yearraise complaints last Month with The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and management of justice. The non-profit legal organization to help whistleblowers, which works with Zatko, confirm correct of A revised version of complaint posted online by Washington Post.
“This was last sanctuary for Jon Tai Group, Co-Founder and Head of Disclosure, said: in Tuesday interview. He said that Zatko exhausted all attempts to resolve his concerns within the company prior to his work firing in January.
Zatko’s complaint that Twitter misled federal regulators about the company’s security risks could provide a mask with new ammo in trying to get it out of Company purchase. So far, a legal mask showdown with Twitter has mainly focused on allegations that the company misled a billionaire about the number of bot accounts and spam on its platform.
Among Zatko’s most serious accusations is that Twitter violated the . domain terms of 2011 FTC settled by falsely claiming it took stronger measures in place To protect security and privacy of its users. he is also company accuses of Phishing involved in processing of Fake or spam accounts.
Involved of Twitter Inc. closed down more From 7% Tuesday.
Zatko is best known for his dealings with “Mudge” hackers, and is a well-respected cybersecurity expert. who first distinguish in 90’s and later worked in senior Positions at the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Agency and Google.
he is joined Twitter On Demand of Jack Dorsey CEO at the time in Late 2020, same thing year The company suffered an embarrassing security breach involving hackers who Twitter accounts hacked of world Leaders, celebrities and tech emperors, including musk, in trying to cheat followers out of bitcoin.
“conflict” with Executive Director, board member
Tweet said in Tuesday’s prepared statement about Zatko’s expulsion for “Ineffective leadership and poor performance,” he said, “show allegations and opportunistic timing.” designed to me capture Attention and damage on Twitter, its customers, and its shareholders.” The company described his complaint as “a false Narrative ‘who is’ pierced with inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and lacks important context.”
Zatko’s attorneys, Debra Katz and Alexis Ronecker, said Twitter’s claim about Fakira performance he is false And that he had repeatedly raised concerns about the “fatal shortcomings information protection systems with CEOs and Twitter board of directors. The lawyers said that in Late 2021, after board given “white” information about that security problemsZatko escalated his fears, “Collision.” with CEO Parag Agrawal and board Omid Kordestani and expelled from his post after two weeks.
Agrawal told the staff in A note that the company is reviewing the claims. “What we have seen so far is a false The narrative that rips apart with Inconsistencies and inaccuracies, presented without important context, Agrawal said, according to a CNN report.
The 84-page complaint describes a dysfunctional corporate culture at Twitter that lacks effective leadership and in which Zatko said senior executives practiced “willful ignorance” of urgent problems. Recipe of Dorsey’s leadership style is particularly scathing. The Twitter founder described him as “very unrelated” during last months of His tenure as CEO is such that he won’t even speak during meetings on complex issues facing company.
Zatko said he heard from colleagues What would Dorsey do? remain silent for Days or weeks. Dorsey announced was stepping down As CEO of Twitter in November 2021.
Disclosure says Twitter did not offer any financial incentives for Improved security and platform integrity, even though the company has already offered $10 million in rewards last year for Senior Executives who can breed short-term user growth.
Among the accusations of Zatko of Cybersecurity malpractice: Software and security updates have been disabled on more of a third of Employees’ computers – inappropriately exposing them to malware – and that was it common for people to me install “whatever software that they wanted on they work systems. Such lapses are often considered fundamental sins in Electronic security.
The Whistleblower Assistant said she is legally barred from sharing Zatko’s statement. The same group a job with former Facebook employee Frances Hogan who Testified before Congress last year After leaking internal documents and accusation social media giant of profit selection over safety.
“I wouldn’t say he’s glad he became a whistleblower, but he’s firm in His decision Tay said. And commit to hitting rock bottom of this is.”
speaking for The US Senate Intelligence Committee, Rachel Cohen, said the committee had received Zatko’s complaint and is working on it set up Meeting “to discuss the allegations in more details. We take this very seriously.”
Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, said: in A prepared statement that if the allegations are accurate, “they may show Serious data privacy and security risks for Twitter users about world. “
Indian agent status on Payroll
Among the more troubling complaints are Zatko’s allegations that Twitter knowingly allowed Indians government to me place its agents on Company payroll where they had “directly without supervision access company systems and user data.
A 2011 FTC complaint indicated that Twitter systems were full of very sensitive data allow hostile government To find accuracy location data for Specific users and target them for violence or arrest. Earlier this month, a former Twitter employee I was found Guilty after trial in California of Passing sensitive Twitter user data to the royal family family Individuals in Kingdom Saudi Arabia in exchange for bribes.
The complaint said that Twitter was also highly dependent on Funding by Chinese entities and that there are concerns within Twitter that the company was providing it information For those entities that would enable them to know the identity and sensitive information of Chinese users who Secretly use Twitter is officially banned in China.
zatko also Describes willful ignorance by Twitter executives on count the millions of Automated accounts are “spam bots” or have no value to advertisers because there is no person behind they. Zatko was cited as “The Damned” in 2021 outside Report that found Twitter tools for Robot processing was not sufficiently automated or advanced and instead I depend on Humans “do not have enough staff, or resources, to process misinformation and misinformation problem. “
Alex Spiro, a lawyer representing Musk in his effort to back out of Twitter takeover deal, lawyers said they issued a subpoena for Zatko. “we found His exit and that of else key The staff is curious in light of Spiro Books in email tuesday. Spiro said Zatko and Musk weren’t in Call anytime this year.
Tae said, “It’s not at all met Elon Musk. no know Elon Musk. that they know people in common. Asked if mutual friends could participate information About the Twitter bot problems with Musk, Tae said Zatko “didn’t communicate with any thing else party About his disclosures “since filing the complaint in July.
Musk is the world’s richest person and CEO of electrical vehicle The maker of Tesla, Twitter in July that he was terminating the agreement buy company for $54.20 each share.
Musk accused Twitter of fraudulent misrepresentation true number of Spam and bot accounts on that it social media The platform that the company valued at 5%. in Corporate deposits. Musk said he was baptized on Those filings when introduced to buy company.
Since then, Twitter and Musk have filed a lawsuit against each other, with Twitter asks the judge on Delaware Court of Chancery orders Musk to close the deal. The trial is set to me start on October 17.
On Wednesday, Chancellor Kathleen McCormick is scheduled to hear arguments from both sides over access to documents as part of discovery process. Legal experts said Musk may file a whistleblower complaint and point out how for him team may be use allegations.
Claims that Twitter failed To detect security and privacy risks easier for musk prove Claims that Twitter misrepresented the number of Legal experts said that spam accounts.
Twitter misled regulators about its security risks, including weak and negligent cybersecurity defenses in try root out Fake accounts spreading misinformation, according to whistleblower complaint with US officials on Tuesday.
Revelation can create a legal avenue and financial problems for The social media podium, which is currently tries to force Tesla CEO Elon Musk Completes His $44 Billion Offer buy company. multiple members of Congress on Tuesday called on Regulators to investigate claims.
Peter Zatko who He served as Twitter’s head of security until he was fired early this yearraise complaints last Month with The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and management of justice. The non-profit legal organization to help whistleblowers, which works with Zatko, confirm correct of A revised version of complaint posted online by Washington Post.
“This was last sanctuary for Jon Tai Group, Co-Founder and Head of Disclosure, said: in Tuesday interview. He said that Zatko exhausted all attempts to resolve his concerns within the company prior to his work firing in January.
Zatko’s complaint that Twitter misled federal regulators about the company’s security risks could provide a mask with new ammo in trying to get it out of Company purchase. So far, a legal mask showdown with Twitter has mainly focused on allegations that the company misled a billionaire about the number of bot accounts and spam on its platform.
Among Zatko’s most serious accusations is that Twitter violated the . domain terms of 2011 FTC settled by falsely claiming it took stronger measures in place To protect security and privacy of its users. he is also company accuses of Phishing involved in processing of Fake or spam accounts.
Involved of Twitter Inc. closed down more From 7% Tuesday.
Zatko is best known for his dealings with “Mudge” hackers, and is a well-respected cybersecurity expert. who first distinguish in 90’s and later worked in senior Positions at the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Agency and Google.
he is joined Twitter On Demand of Jack Dorsey CEO at the time in Late 2020, same thing year The company suffered an embarrassing security breach involving hackers who Twitter accounts hacked of world Leaders, celebrities and tech emperors, including musk, in trying to cheat followers out of bitcoin.
“conflict” with Executive Director, board member
Tweet said in Tuesday’s prepared statement about Zatko’s expulsion for “Ineffective leadership and poor performance,” he said, “show allegations and opportunistic timing.” designed to me capture Attention and damage on Twitter, its customers, and its shareholders.” The company described his complaint as “a false Narrative ‘who is’ pierced with inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and lacks important context.”
Zatko’s attorneys, Debra Katz and Alexis Ronecker, said Twitter’s claim about Fakira performance he is false And that he had repeatedly raised concerns about the “fatal shortcomings information protection systems with CEOs and Twitter board of directors. The lawyers said that in Late 2021, after board given “white” information about that security problemsZatko escalated his fears, “Collision.” with CEO Parag Agrawal and board Omid Kordestani and expelled from his post after two weeks.
Agrawal told the staff in A note that the company is reviewing the claims. “What we have seen so far is a false The narrative that rips apart with Inconsistencies and inaccuracies, presented without important context, Agrawal said, according to a CNN report.
The 84-page complaint describes a dysfunctional corporate culture at Twitter that lacks effective leadership and in which Zatko said senior executives practiced “willful ignorance” of urgent problems. Recipe of Dorsey’s leadership style is particularly scathing. The Twitter founder described him as “very unrelated” during last months of His tenure as CEO is such that he won’t even speak during meetings on complex issues facing company.
Zatko said he heard from colleagues What would Dorsey do? remain silent for Days or weeks. Dorsey announced was stepping down As CEO of Twitter in November 2021.
Disclosure says Twitter did not offer any financial incentives for Improved security and platform integrity, even though the company has already offered $10 million in rewards last year for Senior Executives who can breed short-term user growth.
Among the accusations of Zatko of Cybersecurity malpractice: Software and security updates have been disabled on more of a third of Employees’ computers – inappropriately exposing them to malware – and that was it common for people to me install “whatever software that they wanted on they work systems. Such lapses are often considered fundamental sins in Electronic security.
The Whistleblower Assistant said she is legally barred from sharing Zatko’s statement. The same group a job with former Facebook employee Frances Hogan who Testified before Congress last year After leaking internal documents and accusation social media giant of profit selection over safety.
“I wouldn’t say he’s glad he became a whistleblower, but he’s firm in His decision Tay said. And commit to hitting rock bottom of this is.”
speaking for The US Senate Intelligence Committee, Rachel Cohen, said the committee had received Zatko’s complaint and is working on it set up Meeting “to discuss the allegations in more details. We take this very seriously.”
Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, said: in A prepared statement that if the allegations are accurate, “they may show Serious data privacy and security risks for Twitter users about world. “
Indian agent status on Payroll
Among the more troubling complaints are Zatko’s allegations that Twitter knowingly allowed Indians government to me place its agents on Company payroll where they had “directly without supervision access company systems and user data.
A 2011 FTC complaint indicated that Twitter systems were full of very sensitive data allow hostile government To find accuracy location data for Specific users and target them for violence or arrest. Earlier this month, a former Twitter employee I was found Guilty after trial in California of Passing sensitive Twitter user data to the royal family family Individuals in Kingdom Saudi Arabia in exchange for bribes.
The complaint said that Twitter was also highly dependent on Funding by Chinese entities and that there are concerns within Twitter that the company was providing it information For those entities that would enable them to know the identity and sensitive information of Chinese users who Secretly use Twitter is officially banned in China.
zatko also Describes willful ignorance by Twitter executives on count the millions of Automated accounts are “spam bots” or have no value to advertisers because there is no person behind they. Zatko was cited as “The Damned” in 2021 outside Report that found Twitter tools for Robot processing was not sufficiently automated or advanced and instead I depend on Humans “do not have enough staff, or resources, to process misinformation and misinformation problem. “
Alex Spiro, a lawyer representing Musk in his effort to back out of Twitter takeover deal, lawyers said they issued a subpoena for Zatko. “we found His exit and that of else key The staff is curious in light of Spiro Books in email tuesday. Spiro said Zatko and Musk weren’t in Call anytime this year.
Tae said, “It’s not at all met Elon Musk. no know Elon Musk. that they know people in common. Asked if mutual friends could participate information About the Twitter bot problems with Musk, Tae said Zatko “didn’t communicate with any thing else party About his disclosures “since filing the complaint in July.
Musk is the world’s richest person and CEO of electrical vehicle The maker of Tesla, Twitter in July that he was terminating the agreement buy company for $54.20 each share.
Musk accused Twitter of fraudulent misrepresentation true number of Spam and bot accounts on that it social media The platform that the company valued at 5%. in Corporate deposits. Musk said he was baptized on Those filings when introduced to buy company.
Since then, Twitter and Musk have filed a lawsuit against each other, with Twitter asks the judge on Delaware Court of Chancery orders Musk to close the deal. The trial is set to me start on October 17.
On Wednesday, Chancellor Kathleen McCormick is scheduled to hear arguments from both sides over access to documents as part of discovery process. Legal experts said Musk may file a whistleblower complaint and point out how for him team may be use allegations.
Claims that Twitter failed To detect security and privacy risks easier for musk prove Claims that Twitter misrepresented the number of Legal experts said that spam accounts.