Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security

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Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security
Under increased threat of regulation and plagued by serious security breaches, Twitter is appointing one of the world's best-regarded hackers to tackle everything from engineering missteps to misinformation. The company named Peiter Zatko, widely known by his hacker handle Mudge, to the new ...

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