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Twitter Taps Prominent Hacker 'Mudge' to Head Security

Twitter has named Peiter Zatko, famous among hacker circles as “Mudge,” to the new role of head of security as the company recovers from security breaches and faces the risk of greater regulation. So reports Reuters.

twitter 2430933 1280The job gives Zatko, who most recently oversaw security at electronic payments startup Stripe, a wide remit to overhaul security practices. He will report directly to CEO Jack Dorsey.

The hire comes after Twitter said in September that it had brought on Rinki Sethi as chief information security officer.

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