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Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading 30,000 private Facebook photos

·Source: DataBreaches.net

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Executive Summary

Laura Cress reports: A former Meta employee suspected of downloading around 30,000 private images of Facebook users is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. The engineer, who lives in London, is believed to have designed a program to be able to access personal pictures on the site while avoiding security checks. A Meta spokesperson told... Source

Analysis

Laura Cress reports: A former Meta employee suspected of downloading around 30,000 private images of Facebook users is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. The engineer, who lives in London, is believed to have designed a program to be able to access personal pictures on the site while avoiding security checks. A Meta spokesperson told... Source
Source Attribution

Originally published by DataBreaches.net on Apr 9, 2026.

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