(Bloomberg) -- A whistle-blower complaint from Twitter Inc.’s former head of security, claiming severe shortcomings in the social media company’s handling of users’ personal data, will have wide ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing featuring testimony from Twitter whistle-blower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko on Sept. 13, the panel’s leaders announced on Wednesday. The ...

Nearly two months ago, Elon Musk told Twitter he wanted to bail on his deal to buy the social network, based largely on his assertion that Twitter wasn’t disclosing the true scope of its spam and bot ...

Shares of Twitter on Wednesday were downgraded by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities, who warned an explosive whistle-blower complaint from the social media company’s former head of cybersecurity could ...

Elon Musk can use a $7.8 million severance payment to a Twitter Inc. whistle-blower to argue he was justified in walking away from his $44 billion buyout of the company, the latest turn in a bruising ...

Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter’s whistle-blowing former security chief, who could help bolster Musk’s case for backing out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media ...

A well-known “ethical hacker” who was hired by Twitter to overhaul its cybersecurity alleged that the social media giant has become a security risk for the US after it reneged on a deal with the ...

At a Senate hearing, Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s former head of security, told lawmakers that the company lied about its data practices. By David McCabe and Kate Conger David McCabe, who writes about ...

Twitter Inc. paid a whistle-blower who raised questions about operational problems within the social media platform $7 million to secure his silence, according to a lawyer for Elon Musk. The payment ...

Peiter Zatko’s accusations of false statements and security shortcomings at Twitter may be used by Mr. Musk in the legal battle over a $44 billion acquisition of the company. By Lauren Hirsch Elon ...