“The accusations are salacious in terms of misconduct and misrepresentation by leadership concerning both the levels of security and the number of fake accounts. Zatko’s allegations and opportunistic timing appear designed to capture attention and inflict harm on Twitter, its customers and its shareholders.”

“What we’ve seen so far is a false narrative about Twitter and our privacy and data security practices that is riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies and lacks important context,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement. Twitter is pushing back strongly on Zatko’s allegations - as it has with accusations made by Musk. For the Musk camp this story is like a kid looking under the tree on Christmas morning heading into Delaware court.” “This alarming story also raises security concerns which will be a major focus of the Beltway on Twitter. “This throws gasoline into the fire around the bot issue with Musk and Twitter,” Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said. It marks one of several fronts on which Twitter will have to navigate hurdles in the fallout from the whistleblower complaint, which includes a lengthy list of accusations about security deficiencies that the company denies and will also force Twitter to face scrutiny from Congress and federal regulators that have been increasingly hostile toward tech companies in recent years. Twitter’s lawsuit against Musk was filed in July. Zatko, and we found his exit and that of other key employees curious in light of what we have been finding,” said Alex Spiro, an attorney for Musk.įormer Twitter security chief alleges vulnerabilities risk national security, privacy “We have already issued a subpoena for Mr. Musk’s legal team is already leaning into using Zatko’s complaint as the Musk-Twitter case heads to an October trial. Nonetheless, key portions of the redacted 84-page complaint, published by The Washington Post, appear to bolster Musk’s accusations, even referencing tweets from Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to Musk about the number of bots on the platform as a “recent example of misrepresentations.”

Zatko has had no contact with Musk, and the drafting of the complaint predates Musk’s involvement with Twitter, according to Whistleblower Aid, the group representing Zatko. One fan wrote on Twitter: “Betty the #WeatherCat She’s a supurr Star! #QuarantineCats”.( The Hill) - A bombshell Twitter whistleblower complaint alleging the company has major security deficiencies is adding fuel to Elon Musk’s core argument in his case against Twitter as he tries to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the platform.įormer Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko’s complaint, made public Tuesday, complicates the legal challenge for the social media platform. Twitter is suing in an effort to force Musk to complete his acquisition of the company after he walked away from his binding offer over accusations that Twitter breached the agreement by failing to provide him with sufficient data about spam accounts. Jeff, who has been the chief Meteorologist on the show for the past 34 years, jokes in one segment: “You’re tuning in to watch the cat, I realise that, but it’s going to be cold tonight.”Īfter becoming a social media sensation, Betty now has her own Instagram page with over 900 followers. Unsurprisingly, Betty the weather cat has now become famous in her own right and makes an appearance most days. Read More: Lockdown beauty: The best treatments and products to try at home during isolationĬlips from his forecast show Jeff struggling to hold the feline in his arms while explaining the seven-day forecast. Instead of locking the adorable pet out of the room, Jeff decided to pick Betty up and let her be part of the show. Jeff Lyons has been joined by his cat presenting the weather. However, when he began filming the forecast, he soon realised his cat Betty wanted to join in too. Jeff works for 14 News’ in Indiana, US, and recently set up a studio in his dining room so he can continue making the weather segment while adhering to social distancing rules. Working from home can come with some benefits, one of them being more time to spend with your pet.īut weatherman Jeff Lyons learnt just how distracting our furry friends can be when we’re trying to concentrate.

A weatherman’s needy cat crashed his broadcast and became the star of the show.

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