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US regulator queried Twitter on false accounts

Washington (AFP) - Twitter faced scrutiny from US market regulators over how the platform calculates the number of false or spam accounts, a topic at the heart of the firm's legal battle with Elon Musk.

AFP

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Benzinga Before The Bell: Top Amazon Seller Succumbs To Economic Meltdown, Twitter To Tackle Toxic Content, Spam Bots, Bed Bath & Beyond Secures Loan Deal As It Tries To Stay Afloat And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, August 24

CNBC Top Amazon Seller Succumbs To Economic Meltdown

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Stocks Edge Higher, Oil, Twitter, Nordstrom, Nvidia In Focus - Five Things To Know

Stock futures edge higher with Fed retreat in focus; oil prices march higher amid OPEC production cut worries; Twitter shares steady as whistleblower complaint reaches Congress; Nordstrom shares dive after cutting 2022 profit forecast and Nvidia Q2 earnings in focus as gaming sector weakens.

The Street

How Twitter’s whistleblower could boost Elon Musk’s legal battle

Peiter Zatko, former security chief, brought allegations of widespread security threats and spam concerns against the company

The Guardian - US

5 takeaways from Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko

Startling new revelations from Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, have raised serious new questions about the security of the platform’s service, its ability to identify and remove fake accounts, and the truthfulness of its statements to users, shareholders and federal regulators

The Independent UK

Twitter faces legal, political peril in whistle-blower case

A whistle-blower complaint from Twitter Inc.’s former head of security, claiming severe shortcomings in the social media company’s handling of users’ personal data, will have wide ramifications for the business.

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Whistleblower accuses Twitter of hiding major flaws

Washington (AFP) - Twitter misled users and US regulators about "extreme, egregious" gaps in its online protections, the platform's ex-security chief claimed in whistleblower testimony that could impact the court fight over Elon Musk's buyout bid.

AFP

A former employee accuses Twitter of big security lapses in a whistleblower complaint

Twitter's former security head is accusing the company of ignoring major security vulnerabilities and misrepresenting the number of fake accounts on the platform.

WEKU

Whistleblower: bad news for Twitter, good news for Musk?

Elon Musk has spent months trying to get out of his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter, saying the company has undercounted its fake and spam accounts

The Independent UK

Former Twitter security chief blows whistle on lax practices

Peiter Zatko has accused the company of ‘deliberate ignorance’ regarding the site’s spam accounts.

Al Jazeera

Indian government forced Twitter to put ‘agent’ on payroll, grant access to user data, says former security chief

Whistle-blower alleges that the company misled regulators about deficiencies in its ability to protect users against hackers or even spam

The Hindu

Whistleblower Accuses Twitter of Cybersecurity Negligence

A former head of security at Twitter alleged that the company misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses, privacy protections and its ability to detect and root out fake accounts, according to a whistleblower complaint filed with US officials. The revelation could create serious legal and financial problems for the social…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twitter whistleblower alleges ‘egregious deficiencies’ in security measures

Peiter Zatko says company deceived users, board members and the federal government about the strength of its security measures

The Guardian - US

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Financial Times

Twitter covered up security flaws and fake accounts, says whistleblower

Social network dismisses ‘false’ claims that could bolster Elon Musk’s attempt to abandon $44bn deal

Input

Former Twitter security chief alleges rampant security negligence

Peiter Zatko says Twitter purposefully misled federal regulators about the platform's security measures.

The Street

A New Whistleblower Could Shake Up Musk's Battle With Twitter

Twitter's former head of security Peiter Zatko came out as a whistleblower against the company.

The Independent UK

Former Twitter security chief files whistleblower complaints

A former head of security at Twitter has filed whistleblower complaints with U.S. officials, alleging that the company misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses and its problems with fake accounts, according to reports by the Washington Post and CNN

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AFP

Ex-security chief accuses Twitter of hiding major flaws

Axios

Whistleblower complaint alleges Twitter deceived regulators

Peiter Zatko, a well-known hacker who goes by the pseudonym "Mudge," was fired from Twitter in January.

Newslaundry

Whistleblower claims Indian government 'forced' Twitter to hire its 'agent' with access to user data

A whistleblower has alleged that the Indian government "forced Twitter to put one of its agents on the payroll, with access to user data at a time of intense protests in the country".

Benzinga

Twitter Reorganizes Security Team: All You Need To Know

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) shook up the top ranks of its security team this week with the termination of the head of security and the exit of the chief information security officer, the New York Times reports. Peiter Zatko, the head of security, is no longer at the company. Rinki Sethi, the chief…

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