Continue to struggle with the scars of the Cambridge Analytica scandal that took place in recent years metacame up with a big claim today.

According to the news The Wall Street Journal shared with Meta last year more than a dozen security guards and their ‘other’ employeesfired for selling user data and passwords.

Facebook’s internal system has been accessed:

Meta learned of its employees selling user information as a result of the investigation it conducted within the company. In the study, employees tried to use a system within Meta. accessed without authorization popped up.

The above system was ‘created especially for Facebook employees’.Oops (online edits)system. The system was often used when a user couldn’t reach a Meta employee by email or phone.

Users contacting Oops were required to report whether they were a member of Mark Zuckerberg’s team, a celebrity, or a relative or relative of a Meta employee.

However, the requirements for Oops have increased with the increase in the number of users and employees. So much so that Meta responded to 22 thousand requests via Oops in 2017, rising to 50 thousand 270 in 2020.

Security guards sold information for money:

As expected, it was not possible for employees such as a security guard to access this system under normal circumstances. However, the investigation revealed that the agents had access to the system.

In addition, after the investigation, a security guard assisted third parties in hijacking accounts and resetting some accounts. in exchange for bitcoin Another officer who presented it to hackers was fired.

One of Meta’s security providers Allied universalmade a statement in this regard. The company said it is seriously investigating all reports for violations.

Speaking to Wall Street, a spokesperson for Meta used the following statements following the news:

“People who sell bogus services always target online platforms, including ours, and tailor their tactics to detection methods commonly used in the industry.”