Interviews with current and former FTC officials describe chronic underfunding, leaving the agency without the personnel or expertise for enforcement and fines (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
A live blog of Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee  —  Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is scheduled to appear Tuesday morning before the Senate, as his allegations of widespread security vulnerabilities ignite …

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
A judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to see if whistleblower Peiter Zatko contacted Elon Musk’s lawyers before he backed out of the deal  —  The Delaware Court of Chancery says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to figure out whether whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” …

Washington Post:
Peiter Zatko’s allegations offer details on Twitter’s misinformation policies and failures, including accepting a QAnon proponent into its Birdwatch program  —  A document from whistleblower Peiter Zatko that details the company’s failings in policing misinformation shows what happens when a business model fails

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Mudge details Twitter’s lack of logging, ongoing and ignored attempts to hack its systems, that it could “grade its own homework” to appease the FTC, and more  —  A ticking bomb of security vulnerabilities.  Covering up security failures.  Duping regulators and misleading lawmakers.

Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Twitter agreed to a ~$7M settlement with Peiter Zatko in June 2022 over lost pay; Zatko signed an NDA but he can speak to Congress or file a complaint  —  Peiter Zatko pact over lost pay didn’t prevent him from filing complaint now part of Elon Musk case

David McCabe / New York Times:
In Senate testimony, ex-head of security and whistleblower Peiter Zatko says Twitter had been told that “there was at least one [Chinese] agent” on its payroll  —  At a congressional hearing, Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s former head of security, told lawmakers that the company lied about its data practices.