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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/23\/23318794\/twitter-mudge-zatko-cybersecurity-whistleblower-markey-durbin-blumenthal<\/a>
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Congress is investigating new whistleblower claims<\/a> made by Twitter\u2019s former head of security following two bombshell reports published on Tuesday \u2014 and some are calling on top federal law enforcement officials to follow suit.<\/p>\n

This morning, The Washington Post <\/em>and CNN published<\/a> dual reports<\/a> into alarming new safety and security allegations raised against Twitter by Peiter \u201cMudge\u201d Zatko, who was fired as the company\u2019s head of security earlier this year. Zatko alleges that Twitter makes little effort to fight spam accounts and has shockingly insufficient cybersecurity defenses. <\/p>\n

Responding to the new reports, several top lawmakers said that their committees and staff were currently investigating Zatko\u2019s accusations. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), chair of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, confirmed that he was investigating Zatko\u2019s whistleblower disclosure and would \u201ctake further steps as needed to get to the bottom of these alarming allegations,\u201d in a Tuesday tweet thread<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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