Billionaire Elon Musk accused Twitter Inc of fraud by concealing serious flaws in the social media company's data security, which the entrepreneur said should allow him to end his $44 billion deal for the company, according to a Thursday court filing. Musk, the world's richest person, amended his previously filed lawsuit by adopting allegations by a Twitter whistleblower, who told Congress on Tuesday of meddling on the influential social media platform by foreign agents.
The whistleblower and former Twitter security chief Peiter
"Mudge" Zatko, previously claimed that Twitter knowingly allowed the
Indian and Chinese governments to place its agents on the company's payroll.
According to the report, Musk alleged that Twitter was not
complying with a 2011 agreement with the FTC regarding user data. The
billionaire reportedly said that for numerous independently sufficient reasons
he has full right to walk away from his offer to buy the micro-blogging
platform for the earlier agreed $44 billion.
In response to Musk's allegations, Twitter reportedly said
it conducted an internal investigation of Zatko's allegations and determined
they lacked merit. The company has said Zatko was fired for poor performance.
Both sides are headed toward a legal battle in a Delaware
court on October 17 and Musk has been allowed to use the whistleblower's
allegations during the upcoming trial, according to reports.
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