Twitter’s former head of security accused the company of making false and misleading statements about its security practices and lying to Elon Musk about fake accounts on its platform, potentially landing the social media service in new regulatory trouble as it tries to force Mr. Musk to complete a $44 billion deal to buy it.
Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s head of security who was terminated by the company in January, said in a whistle-blower complaint that the firm had deceived the public by misrepresenting how it fights spam and hackers. That violated a 2011 agreement that Twitter had struck with the Federal Trade Commission, which had barred the company from misleading users about its security and privacy measures, he contended.
In his complaint, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, Mr. Zatko accused Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s chief executive, and other executives and directors of “extensive legal violations” and acting with “negligence and even complicity” against hackers. Mr. Zatko also sent the complaint and supporting documents to the Justice Department and the F.T.C.
Mr. Zatko said Twitter had also lied to Mr. Musk, who signed a blockbuster deal to buy the company in April but has been trying to back out of the acquisition. The complaint could give Mr. Musk legal fodder, with the billionaire’s lawyers saying they had already subpoenaed Mr. Zatko.
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