Experts say Peiter Zatko’s Senate testimony on Twitter is unlikely to have a big impact on Elon Musk’s legal battle to terminate his $44B takeover deal (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)

September 15, 2022

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Experts say Peiter Zatko’s Senate testimony on Twitter is unlikely to have a big impact on Elon Musk’s legal battle to terminate his $44B takeover deal — Testimony from Twitter’s former security chief to US senators on Tuesday was undoubtedly bruising for the social media company.

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A live blog of Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee (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 …

September 13, 2022

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 (David McCabe/New York Times)

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.

September 13, 2022

Live stream of the hearing “Data Security at Risk: Testimony from a Twitter Whistleblower” at the Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate.gov)

Senate.gov:
Live stream of the hearing “Data Security at Risk: Testimony from a Twitter Whistleblower” at the Senate Judiciary Committee — Skip to primary navigationSkip to content column-logo Committee on the Judiciary logo HEARINGS LEGISLATION NOMINATIONS LIBRARY PRESS ABOUT HEARINGS Data Security …

September 13, 2022

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 (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

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” …

October 4, 2022

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 (Cara Lombardo/Wall Street Journal)

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

September 8, 2022

In a letter to Twitter, Musk’s legal team cited Twitter’s ~$7M settlement with Peiter Zatko as a violation of the merger agreement and a reason to end the deal (The Verge)

The Verge:
In a letter to Twitter, Musk’s legal team cited Twitter’s ~$7M settlement with Peiter Zatko as a violation of the merger agreement and a reason to end the deal — He sent a letter to Twitter on Friday — Elon Musk has sent a third letter to Twitter attempting to terminate his $44 billion acquisition of the company.

September 10, 2022

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