"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 the BBC the breach was discovered over a year ago, after which the firm said it immediately fired the suspected employee and referred the matter to law enforcement."
"The incident is being investigated by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Cybercrime Unit, after the force received a referral from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the US."
"Meta added it had notified the Facebook users who had their images downloaded and had since upgraded its security systems."
A former Meta employee is being investigated for allegedly downloading around 30,000 private images of Facebook users. The engineer designed a program to access personal pictures while evading security measures. The breach was discovered over a year ago, leading to the employee's termination and referral to law enforcement. The Metropolitan Police arrested a man in his 30s in November 2025 for unauthorized access to computer material. Meta has notified affected users and upgraded its security systems following the incident, which is part of ongoing security issues faced by the company.
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