New York (CNN Business)Elon Musk's legal team has subpoenaed former Twitter head of security and whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko to appear for a deposition in its legal fight against Twitter over their acquisition deal on September 9.
The subpoena, which was sent Thursday and filed publicly on Monday, comes days after Zatko publicly blew the whistle on the social media company, alleging that it has serious privacy and security vulnerabilities that could put users, investors and US national security at risk. The disclosure's timing is fortuitous for Musk, who is fighting a lawsuit from Twitter (TWTR) that seeks to compel him to follow through with his $44 billion deal to buy the company, after he attempted to terminate the agreement over claims that Twitter has more spam and fake bot accounts than it publicly discloses. The case is set to go to trial in October.
In the disclosure, Zatko claimed that Twitter does not have an accurate count of the number of spam and fake bot accounts on its platform and that the company has little incentive to undertake a full count of such accounts, allegations that could potentially burnish Musk's claims. Twitter has criticized Zatko and broadly pushed back on his allegations, saying the disclosure paints a "false narrative" of the company and is "riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies."
Musk lawyer Alex Spiro told CNN last week that they had subpoenaed Zatko in the case even before his whistleblower complaint was made public. In...
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