Technology,
Data Privacy
Sep. 16, 2022
Investors allege Twitter misleading security claims
The lawsuit was filed the same day Twitter’s ex-security chief, Peiter Zatko, told Congress about numerous alleged weaknesses, including hiring agents of foreign governments into positions with access to user data.
A Los Angeles law firm sued Twitter Inc. on behalf of investors who claim they were misled about the company’s security practices on the same day a former security chief testified to Congress the data protections are outdated, users’ information isn’t secure and foreign spies easily get jobs there.
The filing in federal court in Los Angeles noted a 2011 settlement between Twitter and the Federal Trade Commission barring the company “for 20...
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