Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Sina Technology News Beijing time on October 11 morning news, it is reported that in the dispute over the acquisition of Twitter (Twitter), Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in court documents that Twitter had asked a whistleblower to destroy evidence to cover up his mistakes.

Peiter Zatko, a former head of security at Twitter, received $7.8 million in severance pay by burning 10 handwritten notes and deleting 100 computer files at the behest of the company's management. Zatko was the head of security at Twitter for about a year, and his notes included minutes of his meetings with colleagues at the company.

Zatko became a breakthrough for Musk to attack Twitter, which Musk insisted that Twitter misled him and covered up the company's operational problems. Musk had been saying he would pull out of the deal, but last week he suddenly changed his tune and agreed to buy Twitter at the previously determined price of $54.20 a share.

The court tried to force Musk to close the deal, but Musk's lawyer said in the document: "Twitter tried to buy off Zatko to keep him silent, but that effort failed. But Twitter's second goal is to ensure that Mr. Zatko's hard evidence disappears forever."

Judge Kathaleen St J. McCormick of Delaware shelved the case last week and allowed both parties to complete the deal by the October 28 deadline. Musk's lawyer asked the judge to sanction Twitter lawyers because they ordered the destruction of data, which could be evidence.

Zatko testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate Judiciary Committee) last week that Twitter's negligence in computer security threatens national security.

Twitter fired Zatko in January for poor performance. Twitter also accused Zatko of mistakes in talking about Twitter's privacy and data security measures, with many inconsistencies, inaccuracies and lack of important background.

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