Uk Meta Employee Reportedly Downloaded 30,000 Private Photos From Facebook Users

A erstwhile Meta worker successful nan UK is nether investigation aft allegations that he illicitly downloaded astir 30,000 backstage photos from Facebook. According to The Guardian, nan accused developed a package programme to evade Facebook's soul information systems and entree users' backstage images. Meta uncovered nan breach much than a twelvemonth agone and referred nan lawsuit to rule enforcement, wherever it is now being investigated by nan London Metropolitan police's cybercrime unit.

"After discovering improper entree by an worker complete a twelvemonth ago, we instantly terminated nan individual, notified users, referred nan matter to rule enforcement and enhanced our information measures," a typical from Meta told nan publication. "We are co-operating pinch nan ongoing investigation."