30,000 private Facebook images allegedly downloaded by Meta employee

A news-style report on a criminal investigation into a former Meta employee in London who allegedly used a custom script to bypass internal controls and download approximately 30,000 private Facebook images. Meta discovered the breach, terminated the employee, notified affected users, and referred the case to UK law enforcement; the article situates the incident among other insider data breaches, examines insider motives and detection gaps, and offers guidance on limiting exposure of sensitive personal data.