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On August 24th, according to reports, according to the relevant complaints and whistleblower documents submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice, a heavyweight “whistle blower” appeared on the US social media Twitter (Twitter). Whistleblower”: Zach, Twitter’s former head of security, who reported Twitter’s egregious inaction on user privacy, cybersecurity and platform content moderation.
In his whistleblower filing with the SEC, Zucker said there were many times in 2021 when he witnessed Twitter executives make deceptive and misleading statements involving the board of directors, users and shareholders. Among them, the company’s CEO, Parag Agrawal, asked Zach to provide false and misleading documents.
Later, Zach was suspended. In his last work report before his suspension, Zach accused Twitter management of failing to truthfully report problems to the board in four areas.
These four problems include: outdated software that lacks the most basic security safeguards; management confusion over who can access or control systems and data; problems with internal processes; and numerous cybersecurity incidents affecting large numbers of users’ data, the number of incidents being overwhelming People are shocked.
In the report, Zucker said that more than half of Twitter’s 500,000 servers were running outdated software, and that a quarter of employee computers did not receive regular operating system upgrades (upgrades that provide critical security patches).
Zach said that Twitter casually allows employees to enter the platform work environment, and he has never seen such chaos in a company as historical and important as Twitter. He believes that almost all Twitter employees have gained access to systems or data that they should not have.
Zach reported that in many ways, Twitter lacked security measures and systems. About 7,000 of Twitter’s employees are reported to have access to the company’s internal software, and that access is not monitored.
Twitter CEO issues response letter to all staff
On Aug. 24, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal sent an email to all employees defending the company.
In an open letter to employees, Egvar said Zach was just a former executive who was fired in January 2022, citing poor performance and a lack of effective leadership.
Egvar said Twitter was learning about Chuck’s public allegations. What I see so far are basically false descriptions, full of errors and self-contradictions, and some descriptions have no context. A Twitter spokesperson confirmed that some of the information released by the media was indeed part of Egwa’s open letter.
Given Twitter’s current spotlight, management expects to see more headlines in the coming days that will make the job harder for Twitter employees, Egvar said.
He said he understands that employees are proud to work at Twitter and cherish the company’s values. “We will defend our character as a company in every way, and we will provide facts to face the truth.”
Here’s Agrawal’s full email to Twitter employees:
Teams,
The media reported allegations of privacy, security and data protection practices by former executive Zatek, who was fired in January 2022 for poor leadership and performance. We’re reading through the already published, edited allegations, but so far we’ve only seen a false narrative, riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies, and missing important context.
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These reports are frustrating and confusing, I know, because Zatek is responsible for many aspects of this work. Yet more than six months after being fired, he is now inaccurately describing the jobs. None of this, however, will change the important work you have done and will continue to do to protect the privacy and security of your customers and their data. Just this year, we have significantly accelerated our progress with more input and outstanding leadership from Lea Kissner, Damien Kieran and Nick Caldwell pace. For us, this work remains an important priority. To learn more about our approach, you can view the abstract here.
Given the amount of public attention on Twitter right now, it can be expected that we will continue to see more news coverage in the coming days – which will only make our job more difficult. I know that all members of the team are proud of the work we do together and the values that lead us. We will do everything in our power to defend our integrity as a company while clarifying the facts.
See you tomorrow at #OneTeam.
Parag
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