India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblower says

Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by vsareto on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @12:35PM (#32567419)

The only people thinking that are ignorant of who Mudge is

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by nr2x on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @01:09PM (#32567907)

It’s quite amusing to see people spouting off without a god damn clue. The dude ran cyber security research at DARPA, lol.

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by justinzollars on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @01:00PM (#32567788)

who is Mudge?

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by cronix on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @01:05PM (#32567853)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peiter_Zatko

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by justinzollars on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:38PM (#32574002)

Thanks

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by matthews2 on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @01:04PM (#32567846)

From an article linked in the OP (https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/twitters-former-securi...), mudge is the alias of Twitter's ex-head of security Peiter Zatko.

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by justinzollars on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:38PM (#32574003)

Ty

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by mrex on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @03:45PM (#32570385)

Mudge is to cybersecurity as Orson Welles is to film. That's not hyperbole.

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by justinzollars on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:38PM (#32574004)

Thanks

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by purpleblue on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @01:21PM (#32568089)

It seems more likely that the CEO of Twitter is on India's payroll rather than Mudge being on Elon's payroll.

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by nova22033 on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @04:04PM (#32570700)

Mudge began preparing these disclosures in early March 2022, well before Mr. Musk expressed any interest in acquiring Twitter, and has not communicated these disclosures to anyone with a financial interest in Twitter

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Re:India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblow... by infamouscow on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @01:52PM (#32568540)

Tesla and the Indian government aren't best friends[1], so I'm mystified how you can conclude Elon Musk is responsible for what Mudge alleges about the Indian government.

[1]: https://www.reuters.com/technology/teslas-musk-says-working-...

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