Twitter Whistleblower to Testify Before Senate in SeptemberLucas Nolan 25 Aug 2022
Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko, formerly the top security chief for the company, will testify before the Senate about his recent allegations of major security vulnerabilities at the company and dishonesty by executives. The hearing is scheduled for September 13.
The Washington Post reports that the Senate Judiciary Committee announced on Wednesday that Twitter whistleblower and former company security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko will testify before the Senate about his recent allegations that the company purposefully misled regulators about poor security and spam.
The hearing is scheduled for September 13 and Zatko will appear based on a subpoena. The hearing was announced just one day after the Washington Post first reported on Zatko’s whistleblower complaint to federal regulators that claims that Twitter has “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its security systems.
Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the chair and top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, commented: “Mr. Zatko’s allegations of widespread security failures and foreign state actor interference at Twitter raise serious concerns. If these claims are accurate, they may show dangerous data privacy and security risks for Twitter users around the world.”
The lawmakers said that in addition to the hearing they would “take further steps as needed to get to the bottom of these alarming allegations.” The quickly scheduled hearing highlights the political and regulatory pressure being placed on Twitter in light of Zatko’s complaint.
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