During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Data Security at Risk: Testimony from a Twitter Whistleblower”, famed ethical hacker and former head of Twitter security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko answered questions on the trove of alleged Twitter security vulnerabilities that were made public in a whistleblower disclosure last month.
In the disclosure, Mudge, who worked at Twitter from November 16, 2020 till January 19, 2022, suggested that Twitter had been penetrated by foreign intelligence agencies multiple times, accused Twitter employees of repeatedly installing spyware on their work computers at the request of external organizations, and alleged that around half of Twitter’s employees were given access to sensitive data.
And during his testimony today, Mudge shared numerous stories and learnings from his time at Twitter to illustrate the potential implications of the current state of the company’s security.
key claims Mudge made while testifying:
1. At least one Chinese intelligence agent has penetrated Twitter...
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