Twitter whistleblower alleges major security lapses at social media firm

Peiter "Mudge" Zatko has claimed that one or more current employees may be working for a foreign intelligence service
Twitter whistleblower alleges major security lapses at social media firm

Mr Zatko's lawyer told CNN that the whistleblower had not been in contact with Elon Musk and that Mr Zatko had started the whistleblowing process before there was any awareness of Mr Musk's attempts to buy the platform.

Twitter has substantial security problems that place personal user data and potentially national security at risk, according to a former company executive turned whistleblower.

According to a disclosure sent to the US Congress and federal agencies last month and obtained by CNN and the Washington Post, Twitter's former head of security claims the company allows too many people to access the platform's central controls and some sensitive information.

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