"The complaint [PDF], filed in Northern California District Court, says Baig reported what he believed to be several violations of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act involving the failure to disclose security issues that represent potential acts of shareholder fraud, plus potential violations of US Securities and Exchange Commission rules about internal information controls. As a result of his reports, Baig claims leaders at WhatsApp unlawfully retaliated against him through inaccurate performance reviews that were filed as a pretext to terminate his employment."
"Echoing the words of Meta comms boss Andy Stone, WhatsApp VP of communications Carl Woog told The Register in an emailed statement: "Sadly this is a familiar playbook in which a former employee is dismissed for poor performance and then goes public with distorted claims that misrepresent the ongoing hard work of our team. Security is an adversarial space and we pride ourselves in building on our strong record of protecting people's privacy.""
Attaullah Baig filed a lawsuit in Northern California District Court alleging he reported multiple violations of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act and potential SEC internal-control rules related to undisclosed security issues. Baig alleges WhatsApp leaders unlawfully retaliated by issuing inaccurate performance reviews used as a pretext to terminate his employment. WhatsApp/Meta responded that the employee was dismissed for poor performance and that claims misrepresent the team's work, stressing security and privacy protections. WhatsApp has faced regulatory penalties and criticism, including DPC fines in 2021 and 2023, a 2024 FTC report on industry privacy practices, and a recent zero-day patch. WhatsApp operates globally and remains subject to Meta's 2020 privacy-order obligations.
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