Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower ahead of trial
Peiter Zatko’s whistleblower complaint to US officials alleged Twitter misled regulators about its privacy and security protections.
Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter’s whistleblowing former security chief, who could help bolster Mr Musk’s case for backing out of a 44 billion US dollar (£37 billion) deal to buy the social media company.
Former Twitter executive Peiter Zatko, also known by his hacker handle “Mudge”, received a subpoena on Saturday from Mr Musk’s team, according to Mr Zatko’s lawyer and court records.
Billionaire Tesla chief executive Mr Musk has spent months alleging that the company he agreed to acquire undercounted its fake and spam accounts – and that he should not have to consummate the deal as a result.
Mr Zatko served as Twitter’s head of security until he was sacked early this year.
