this former chief of security excitement Peiter ‘Mud’ Zatko He denounced before the United States Senate on Tuesday that the company failed to protect the data of social network users and had nothing to do with it.
“I’m here today because the Twitter address is misleading people”Zatko said at the beginning of his appearance before the Judicial Committee of the Upper House.
former manager, Worked for Twitter from November 2020 to January of this year, He stated that the company “couldn’t protect it because it didn’t know how much information it had, where it came from and where it came from”.
Also, employees “They have too much access to too much information and too many systems.”
“An employee within the company can take over the accounts of all senators in this room.” The former head of security told the committee.
Zatko assured that he informed the company’s management “over and over”. security flaws and because they did not listen to him, he decided to denounce him.
“Twitter’s vulnerabilities threaten national security, jeopardize users’ privacy and security, and sometimes threaten the future of the company.” aforementioned.
Serious cybersecurity issues
Zatko denounced before the US Congress and several federal agencies last July serious cybersecurity issues in the social network.
According to a complaint that ‘The Washington Post’ and CNN have access to, the company allows too many employees are accessing their central controls.
It also assured that one or more workers were working. foreign intelligence services and that company executives lied to regulators about security shortcomings.
Zatko alsowitter does not properly delete the data of users who cancel their accountsometimes because they lose information and have neither the resources nor the interest to really know the number of “bots” on the social network.
this bot problem Twitter and billionaire Elon Musk are at the center of the lawsuit that will be prosecuted after the company decided to cancel its acquisition, alleging that he did not tell the truth about the number of fake accounts on the social network.
According to Twitter, where CEO Parag Agrawal refused to appear before the Senate Committee, Zatko lost his job due to “ineffective leadership and “poor performance” in his duties.