Meta Fired Employees for Taking Over User Accounts, WSJ Says

Meta Platforms Inc. has fired or disciplined more than two dozen employees and contractors in the past year for improperly taking over user accounts, sometimes allegedly for bribes, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Some workers were accused of accepting thousands of dollars in return for giving hackers access to user accounts, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter and documents that detailed the investigation.

A Meta spokesman told the Journal that the company will continue taking “appropriate action” against people that sell fraudulent services and target its platforms. The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for ...