You’ve probably heard of the Twitter Whistleblower by now. Let’s take a look at some of the serious allegations in their complaint.
On Tuesday, The published an extensive report about a Twitter whistleblower who alleges that the social media company’s executives have misled, well, just about everyone (but especially federal regulators and Twitter’s own board of directors), about its own security issues. The whistleblower complaint details quite a few alleged serious problems at Twitter, including security issues and a lack of resources to fully address disinformation. Notably, the complaint also mentions Twitter’s spam and bot issues. If you’ve been following along with the Elon Musk Twitter takeover saga, you know that ascertaining the true number of bots on the bird app has been a particular roadblock for Twitter’s acquisition.
In July, the complaint was filed with two agencies (the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as well as the Department of Justice. And the complaint wasn’t filed by just anybody. The whistleblower was none other than Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko. Zatko is also a well-respected hacker himself, also known as “Mudge.”
Zatko’s complaint doesn’t just accuse Twitter of misrepresenting its level of security and of being in breach of its settlement with the FTC.
