Source: International Business Times
The lawsuit alleges Meta failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures on its WhatsApp messaging platform AFP The former top security executive at WhatsApp filed Monday a US federal lawsuit alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures. Attaullah Baig, who served as head of security for WhatsApp from 2021 to 2025, claims that approximately 1,500 engineers had unrestricted access to user data without proper oversight, potentially violating a US government order that imposed a $5 billion penalty on the company in 2020. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, alleges Facebook-owner Meta failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures including adequate data handling and breach detection capabilities.
