Twitter Taps Peiter Zatko for Newly Created Role of Head of Security

He is perhaps better known by his hacker handle, Mudge

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If you want to stop a hacker, you’ve got to think like a hacker, or, in the case of Twitter, hire one.

Peiter Zatko—better known by his hacker handle, Mudge—joined the social network in the newly created role of head of security, reporting to CEO Jack Dorsey.

Zatko most recently oversaw security at electronic payments platform Stripe, following stints at Google and the Defense Advanced Research and Projects Agency.

He said in a tweet Monday, “Looks like the cat is out of the bag.

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