Twitter is terminating its business relationship with the company that sent two-factor authentication messages to its users. In a statement to US Senator Ron Wyden, Twitter announced that it was giving up working with Mitto AG, a Swiss-based technology company, and supported its decision with some media reports.
According to the information given by US Senator Ron Wyden, Twitter will not use Mitto AG’s services to provide two-factor authentication codes to its users. It was alleged that one of the founding partners of the Swiss technology company Mitto secretly eavesdropped on the phones of people to whom the company sent text messages.
Twitter parted ways with two-factor authentication provider
Mitto AG is a built-in provider of automated text messages that some large companies use to send not only 2FA codes but also sales promotions and appointment reminders. However, a surveillance claim that came to the fore in December began to harm Mitto’s partnerships. Twitter was the last company to announce that it was parting ways with the Swiss company.
Media allegedly, Mitto COO Ilja Görelik gave surveillance technology firms access to Mitto’s networks and allowed them to track people. These surveillance companies signed contracts with government agencies. Mitto said that Golik had nothing to do with the surveillance operation, but has launched an internal investigation to determine if its technology and business have been compromised.
Mitto’s clients include Google, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Telegram, TikTok, Tencent and Alibaba, in addition to Twitter. Mitto reportedly told customers that Relativity is no longer with the firm. However, it has been suggested that many other customers have cut ties with Mitto since this surveillance claim emerged.
A statement has not yet been made on whether global companies such as Google will follow Twitter. You can share your views on the subject in the comments section and on the SDN Forum.
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