Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of Security Lapses in Court Filing
WILMINGTON, Del.—Billionaire Elon Musk accused Twitter Inc. of fraud by concealing serious flaws in the social media company’s data security, which the entrepreneur said should allow him to end his $44 billion deal for the company, according to a Thursday court filing.
Musk, the world’s richest person, amended his previously filed lawsuit by adopting allegations by a Twitter whistleblower, who told Congress on Tuesday of meddling on the influential social media platform by foreign agents.
The chief executive of electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. also alleged that Twitter hid from him that it was not complying with a 2011 agreement with the Federal Trade Commission regarding user data….