A former employee accuses Twitter of big security lapses in a whistleblower complaint

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A former employee accuses Twitter of big security lapses in a whistleblower complaint
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Twitter's former security head is accusing the company of ignoring major security vulnerabilities and misrepresenting the number of fake accounts on the platform.

Peiter Zatko, Twitter's former security head, poses for a portrait on Aug. 22 in Washington, D.C. Zatko accused the company of ignoring major security vulnerabilities in an explosive whistleblower complaint. Peiter Zatko, who until January served as Twitter's security head, has filed an explosiveignored major security vulnerabilities and misrepresented the number of"bots," or fake accounts, on the platform.

The whistleblower also accuses Twitter of misleading federal regulators about its progress toward tightening up the privacy and security of its users' accounts after a major hack. Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 2. A whistleblower complaint against Twitter comes as the company is in the midst of a legal battle with Musk. The complaint comes at a sensitive time for Twitter, which is preparing for a high-profile legal battle to compel billionaire Elon Musk to buy the company after he agreed to a $44 billion purchase deal.

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