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Ex-Meta Employee Investigated for Breaching 30,000 Facebook Images

4/17/2026

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A former Meta employee in London is under criminal investigation for allegedly accessing about 30,000 private Facebook images by bypassing internal safeguards.
Meta discovered the unauthorized access over a year ago.
Meta terminated the employee.
Meta enhanced security measures after the breach.
Users are encouraged to review their privacy settings and enable security features.

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Story summary

A former Meta employee in London is under criminal investigation for allegedly accessing about 30,000 private Facebook images by bypassing internal safeguards.
Meta discovered the unauthorized access over a year ago.
Meta terminated the employee.
Meta enhanced security measures after the breach.
Users are encouraged to review their privacy settings and enable security features.