Former Twitter exec Peiter Zatko
(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)A Twitter whistleblower has launched a blistering attack on Twitter execs at a US Senate hearing, lambasting their ‘lack of competency’ as he detailed what he believes are serious safety issues on the social media platform.
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, who was Twitter’s head of security until he was fired earlier in the year, alleged the firm doesn’t delete users’ data after they deactivate their accounts, and has cybersecurity policies that expose it to hacking and disinformation by state aggressors. Twitter has denied this.
