A former Twitter Inc's (NYSE:TWTR) security chief, in a disclosure to U.S. regulators, alleged that Narendra Modi's government forced the social media giant to put a government agent on the payroll.

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In an 84-page complaint, the famed hacker alleged that Twitter falsely claimed it had a solid security plan. He added that the microblogging platform is vulnerable to espionage from foreign governments and that some of its employees may be working for state-run intelligence agencies.

Representatives from India's Press Information Bureau and Twitter's India unit did not immediately respond to Benzinga's requests for comment. 

Zatko filed the complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last month.

Meanwhile, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal told employees in a memo that "we are reviewing the redacted claims that have been published but what we have seen so far is a false narrative that is riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies."

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