US EditionFormer WhatsApp Security Boss in Lawsuit Likens Meta’s Culture to a “Cult”
Attaullah Baig alleges Meta ignored security flaws risking daily hacks of 100,000 WhatsApp accounts and retaliated against him for raising concerns about regulatory violations.
- The lawsuit alleges that Meta failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures on its WhatsApp messaging platform, according to the filing.
- Baig claims that WhatsApp engineers could "move or steal user data" without detection, according to his internal security tests.
- Baig alleges he faced retaliation after raising concerns, including termination in February 2025 for 'poor performance.
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The Washington Hispanic
udgtvA former high-ranking security executive of WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit on Monday alleging that the company systematically violated cybersecurity regulations, and that it received a retaliation from the company for denouncing those failures. Attaullah Baig, WhatsApp’s chief of security between 2021 and February 2025, claims that some 1,500 engineers had free access to user data without proper supervision. Baig’s practice could violate a 202…
WhatsApp and Meta accused of serious security breaches by former executive
A former WhatsApp security head has accused the group of allowing engineers uncontrolled access to user data. After alerting his superiors, he was allegedly subjected to reprisals until he was dismissed.
A former WhatsApp security officer is suing Meta, accusing the group of systematically violating cybersecurity standards and retaliating him after ignoring his warnings, according to the summons filed on Monday in the United States. ...
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