Elon Musk wants to get out of buying Twitter. A whistleblower's claims might help him – NPR

Elon Musk wants to get out of buying Twitter. A whistleblower’s claims might help him Audio will be available later today. Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s legal team argues that allegations by Twitter’s ex-security chief give him reason to pull out of his agreement to buy the Twitter. Here, Musk speaks at a meeting of energy, oil and gas executives in Norway on August 29. CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s legal team argues that allegations by Twitter’s ex-security chief give him reason to pull out of his agreement to buy the Twitter. Here, Musk speaks at a meeting of energy, oil and gas executives in Norway on August 29. CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk’s chances of walking away unscathed from his commitment to buy Twitter just improved, thanks to recent allegations from the company’s former security chief. Twitter looks like a cybersecurity dumpster fire in a whistleblower complaint submitted to federal regulators by Peiter Zatko. He complains of lax security practices that put users’ personal data at risk and the social media company in danger of violating a settlement agreement with federal regulators. He also…
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