Ex-security chief claims major issues at Twitter

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Peiter "Mudge" Zatko believes that at least one Twitter employee is an agent for a foreign intelligence agency
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Peiter "Mudge" Zatko believes that at least one Twitter employee is an agent for a foreign intelligence agency

Peiter "Mudge" Zatko says Twitter execs lack the motivation and resources to properly understand the scope of the bot issue

Social media platform Twitter has serious security issues that pose a threat to the US national security, company shareholders, and its own users, the company's former head of security, Peiter "Mud...

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