Pieter “Mudge” Zatko made a variety of allegations during his testimony before a US Senate judiciary committee on 13 September. He said that the corporation needs to change its security procedures to defend its customers and “democracy.” Twitter hired Zatko in 2020 but sacked him earlier this year on the grounds of poor performance. He made devastating claims about the company’s security policies and leadership in a disclosure sent to the US Congress and US federal agencies in July, and he was later asked to testify before lawmakers. At the US Senate hearing, Zatko stated, “I’m here today because Twitter leadership is misrepresenting the public, lawmakers, regulators, and even its own board of directors.”
When Zatko joined Twitter, he allegedly discovered that the firm was “more than a decade behind industry security standards,” but that executives were more concerned with revenue. “This is a significant deal for all of us,” Zatko added, “when a powerful media platform can be penetrated by kids, criminals, and spies, and the firm continuously causes security issues on its own. “He noted that despite Twitter being prohibited in China, employees of the platform were concerned about organizations that “may or may...
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