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Former Twitter security chief blows whistle on lax practices

Twitter's former security chief has filed a complaint with several government agencies claiming that the company has misled regulators about the platform's security [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]

Twitter’s former security chief Peiter Zatko has accused the social media giant of misleading government regulators about cybersecurity practices and prioritising growth over cracking down on spam accounts.

Zatko filed an 84-page complaint last month with several government agencies, alleging that Twitter had falsely claimed to have a strong security plan and that half of the company’s servers relied on software that was outdated and vulnerable to hackers.

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