Elon Musk wants to get out of buying Twitter. A whistleblower's claims might help him
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/03/11208...pagetopstories
Billionaire Elon Musk's chances of walking away unscathed from his commitment to buy Twitter just improved, thanks to recent allegations from the company's former security chief.
Twitter looks like a cybersecurity dumpster fire in a whistleblower complaint submitted to federal regulators by Peiter Zatko. He complains of lax security practices that put users' personal data at risk and the social media company in danger of violating a settlement agreement with federal regulators. He also alleges that the Indian government forced Twitter to hire two government agents who had access to sensitive data.
Soon after Zatko's concerns became public, Musk referenced them in new legal claims. The Tesla CEO now argues that Twitter is damaged goods and by hiding such egregious problems, it committed fraud.
Twitter calls Zatko's complaints inaccurate, inconsistent and opportunistic.
I am not a fan of Elon Musk, but I hope he gets his way in this instance. He would make Twitter a deeper cesspool than it already is. Cross your fingers he wins this one.