**Twitter is set to face a legal challenge from Elon Musk, who has subpoenaed the company’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, as part of his ongoing lawsuit to terminate his $44 billion deal to acquire the social media giant.**
Zatko, a renowned cybersecurity expert, was fired by Twitter in January after only a few months on the job. He has since alleged that Twitter misled regulators about its security practices and the prevalence of bots on its platform.
Musk’s subpoena, which was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery, seeks to obtain documents and communications related to Zatko’s allegations. The move suggests that Musk may be planning to use Zatko’s claims to support his argument that Twitter breached the terms of their acquisition agreement.
Twitter has denied Zatko’s allegations, calling them .
