- A former Meta engineer is under criminal investigation by the Metropolitan Police for allegedly downloading approximately 30,000 private Facebook images.
- The London-based engineer is suspected of creating a script to circumvent Meta's internal security systems to access the personal pictures.
- Meta discovered the alleged breach over a year ago, leading to the individual's termination, notification of affected users, and referral of the matter to UK police.
- The company confirmed it has since enhanced its security measures and is fully cooperating with the ongoing police investigation.
- The former employee is currently on police bail, with magistrates varying the conditions to require reporting in May and notification of any foreign travel plans.
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