"A former top cybersecurity executive at WhatsApp filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that parent company Meta disregarded internal flaws in the app's digital defenses and exposed billions of its users. He says the company systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures. Attaullah Baig, who served as the head of security for WhatsApp from 2021 to 2025, claims that approximately 1,500 engineers had unrestricted access to user data without proper oversight,"
"He also claimed the company failed to remedy the hacking and takeover of more than 100,000 accounts each day, ignoring his pleas and proposed fixes and choosing instead to prioritize user growth. The lawsuit, filed in US federal court in San Francisco, alleges Facebook owner Meta failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures, including adequate data handling and breach detection capabilities."
Attaullah Baig, WhatsApp's head of security from 2021 to 2025, filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta ignored internal security flaws and exposed billions of users. The complaint claims roughly 1,500 engineers had unrestricted access to user data without proper oversight, potentially breaching a US order tied to a $5bn penalty from 2020. The suit alleges failure to stop daily hacking and takeover of more than 100,000 accounts, and that proposed fixes were ignored as the company prioritized user growth. The filing states Meta failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures, including adequate data handling and breach detection, and alleges retaliation against Baig.
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