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Twitter did not specify whether the departures were voluntary. 24w67

By Reuters | Updated: 22 January 2022 12:45 IST

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Twitter suffered a security breach that allowed hackers to tweet from verified s in 2020

Highlights

Twitter head of security Peiter Zatko has left the company
Parag Agrawal, the company's new CEO, has reorganised the top leadership
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey resigned as chief executive in November

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Twitter said on Friday its head of security is no longer at the company and its chief information security officer will depart in the coming weeks.

The shakeup comes after Parag Agrawal, who has since reorganized the leadership structure of the social media company.

Twitter did not specify whether the departures were voluntary.

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Peiter Zatko, a famed hacker more widely known as "Mudge," was appointed head of security in 2020 after Twitter suffered a security breach that allowed hackers to tweet from verified s for public figures including billionaire Elon Musk.

The New York Times first reported Zatko's departure and Rinki Sethi's departure as CISO earlier on Friday. Zatko and Sethi could not be immediately reached for comment.

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