The whistleblower is Twitter's former security chief, a respected cybersecurity expert who publicly said this year the company let dangerous problems fester.
Twitter's former security chief Peiter "Mudge" Zatko accused the company of misleading the public, the government and its own board of directors over security flaws.
A former security chief at Twitter told Congress that the social media platform is plagued by weak cyber defenses that make it vulnerable to exploitation by “teenagers, thieves and spies”
Senators who will hear Peiter Zatko’s testimony Tuesday are alarmed by his allegations at a time of heightened concern over the safety of powerful tech platforms
The ex-Twitter chief accuses the social media giant of deception in dealing with automated “spam bots,” or fake accounts. He also claims Twitter knowingly allowed India's government agents access to sensitive data on users.
The former security chief at Twitter told Congress that the social media platform is plagued by weak cyber defenses that make it vulnerable to exploitation by "teenagers, thieves and spies" and put the privacy of its users at risk.
Regulators are in over their heads as social media giants collect vast amounts of data on users with little ability to protect it, a whistleblower told Congress.
A former security chief at Twitter will appear before Congress Tuesday with alarming allegations that the social platform misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control millions of fake accounts.
Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko told the Senate Judiciary Committee about information he learned about the social media company's data security shortcomings.
A former security chief at Twitter is telling Congress that the social platform is plagued by weak cyber defenses, privacy threats and the inability to control millions of fake accounts.
US senators expressed empathy with Twitter’s former security chief during a hearing on Tuesday as he outlined serious concerns about the influential social media platform
