A excitement problems are piling up. In addition to the ongoing lawsuit against elon musk, platform now facing complaint by former security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, accusing the company’s management of misleading US regulators and its own board of directors by concealing the “extreme and appalling shortcomings” of its security system. securityBesides not doing enough to stop spam (spam e-mail).

The 84-page complaint was filed in July with the Securities Market Commission, Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice and is now known after it was leaked to the Washington Post. In the text, Zatko accuses Twitter of “lying” to the face of authorities by assuring it has a solid security plan to deal with potential problems. cyber attacks.

In fact, he denounces that half of the company’s servers run on old and vulnerable software, that “terrible data” about breaches committed on the platform are hidden, and that the private data of 238 million daily users is unprotected. This allowed attacks on high-profile accounts like those of former presidents. donald trump Y Barack Obamaagainst Musk.

Limited effort against spam

The document also claims that the company prioritizes continuing to increase the number of users rather than trying to reduce the spread of spam. While the latter worsens the user experience, according to The Washington Post, Twitter’s board has chosen to grow its base because it allows them to earn millionaire jackpots.

Zatko was hired by the former Twitter CEO in late 2020. jack trailerand was fired by his successor last January, Parag Agrawal. Spokespersons for the platform denied the former security chiefs’ accusations, saying the complaint was “full of inaccuracies” and accusing the leaker of being opportunistic.

US officials are reviewing the document submitted by Zatko to determine the extent to which Twitter’s cybersecurity has been compromised and how it will affect its users.

How does Musk affect his intake?

The complaint could fuel the open judicial fire between Twitter and Musk. And the tycoon at companies like Tesla or SpaceX withdrew its offer to buy the platform for 41,000 million euros, when it had already signed a deal, arguing that the number of automated accounts (bots) would increase. It is a thesis that the given directive is not correct and that Zatko also supports.