Twitter Takes Legal Action , Following Source Code Leak.<br />'The Guardian' reports that a March 24 court filing revealed that Twitter is taking legal action against code-sharing service GitHub.<br />While GitHub has removed Twitter's leaked code, the social media platform is requesting a court order...<br />... to force GitHub to “identify the alleged infringer or infringers who posted Twitter’s source code on systems operated by GitHub without Twitter’s authorization.”.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the code was posted to GitHub, a Microsoft-owned business, by the user FreeSpeechEnthusiast.<br />He reportedly referred to himself as a <br />"free speech abolitionist," a term Musk <br />has used to identify himself in the past.<br />According to Steven Murdoch, a professor of security engineering at University College London, .<br />source code leaks can lead to <br />significant security vulnerabilities.<br />Leaks of source code like this can allow security vulnerabilities to be identified and may disclose sensitive commercial information, Steven Murdoch, a professor of security engineering at <br />University College London, via 'The Guardian'.<br />However, Twitter’s most valuable resources are its brand, customer base, and the skills of its employees. I would be surprised if this leak has any significant long-term effect on the company, Steven Murdoch, a professor of security engineering at <br />University College London, via 'The Guardian'.<br />Meanwhile, 'The New York Times' reports that <br />Twitter CEO Elon Musk recently revealed in a memo <br />to employees that the company is currently worth <br />less than half of the $44 billion he paid for it in October
