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11/23/2022
Meta fires employees for allegedly hacking into user’s accounts
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Meta has allegedly fired and/or discipled more than 12 employees for hacking into users’ Facebook and Instagram accounts on the behalf of hackers.
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which broke the story on November 17, some of the hacking cases involved bribery, with employees being paid thousands of dollars to hack into the accounts.
According to an internal investigation into the account hijacking, those fired by Meta included contractors employed at the company’s facilities as security guards. They were able to hack into unsuspecting victim’s accounts after being allowed access to Online Operations, known as ‘OOps’, a tool used to help users log back into their accounts after being locked out or forgetting their login details.
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