Tesla CEO Elon Musk has summoned Twitter whistleblower Peter Zatko to ask for information about spam and security.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (file photo)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has summoned a Twitter Inc whistleblower and sought information about the company’s spam and alleged security vulnerabilities as he terminates his agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion, according to a court filing on Monday. are struggling to do.
Musk asked whistleblower Peter Zatko for most of the information on how Twitter measures spam accounts. Musk has said he is walking away from the deal for the company because Twitter misled him and regulators about the exact number of spam or bot accounts on the microblogging platform.
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But Musk also sought documents and communications about alleged attempts to hide security vulnerabilities, compliance with a 2011 Federal Trade Commission agreement and “Twitter’s involvement in any illegal activity.”
A Twitter spokesperson declined to comment.
why information is important
Zatko, a well-known hacker widely known as “Mujh,” ended a stint as Twitter’s head of security earlier this year, and said in his whistleblower complaint that went public last week. That the company falsely claimed that it had a solid security plan in place.
According to Tulane University Law School professor Ann Lipton, the information Musk obtained from Zatco could lay the groundwork for the Tesla Inc. chief executive to file new fraud claims in his legal battle with Twitter .
However, she said it was unclear whether a judge in the Twitter lawsuit would allow Musk to present those claims, given the tight schedule for the case and because Musk waived due diligence before signing the deal contract. Had done it.
what twitter said
A Twitter attorney said in a court hearing last week that Musk’s focus on spam as a way to terminate his agreement to buy the company was “legally irrelevant” because Twitter had always said that its spam count was only It was a guess, not a binding representation.
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Both sides have sued each other and are moving towards a five-day trial on October 17. Musk wants out of the deal and Twitter is asking Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor Kathleen McCormick to order him to buy the company for $54.20. per share.
Twitter shares fell 1% on Monday to close at $40.04 in New York.
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