Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading 30,000 private Facebook photos
The former employee was fired from Meta after being suspected of downloading 30,000 photos, the company said.
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"When an employee accesses personal data, such as images of customers, without the employer’s authorisation, there is the potential for offences under data protection and computer misuse laws to be committed by that employee."
— Jon Baines , Academic
"The breach was discovered more than a year ago."
— Meta engineer , Other
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A former employee of Meta who is under investigation for downloading private Facebook photos.
A senior data protection specialist at the law firm Mishcon de Reya.
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A former employee of Meta under investigation for unauthorized access to Facebook's private user data.
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The former employee was fired from Meta after being suspected of downloading 30,000 photos, the company said.
A former Meta employee is under investigation for allegedly downloading around 30,000 private Facebook images. The engineer reportedly created a custom script to circumvent Meta's internal detection systems, leading to their termination and a referral to UK law enforcement.
A former Meta employee in London is under criminal investigation for allegedly downloading approximately 30,000 private Facebook images. The engineer is believed to have designed a program to access these images while avoiding internal security checks.
A former Meta employee is under investigation for allegedly designing a program to bypass internal security checks and download tens of thousands of private images posted on Facebook. Meta discovered the breach over a year ago, terminated the employee, and referred the case to police.
London's cybercrime unit is investigating a former Meta employee who allegedly downloaded more than 30,000 private user images from personal Facebook pages. The employee is accused of designing a script that allowed his activity to go undetected by internal security systems.
A former Meta engineer in London is under criminal investigation after allegedly building a program to extract around 30,000 private Facebook photos while bypassing the platform’s security checks. Meta discovered the breach over a year ago, fired the employee, and referred the matter to law enforcement.
A former Meta engineer is under criminal investigation for allegedly downloading 30,000 private Facebook photos using a script that bypassed internal security protocols. The incident, discovered over a year ago, has led to Meta enhancing its security systems and notifying affected users.
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