Some employees are accused of accepting bribes amounting to thousands of dollars. The company has confirmed the layoffs against the American business daily. “Meta is cracking down on employees who resell access to user accounts and data,” a spokesperson said.
In some cases, freelancers working as building security guards gained access to a Facebook tool called Oops, which stands for Online Operations. This allows employees to help users who have forgotten their password or whose account has been taken over by hackers.
Third parties have also offered services with the help of Facebook employees, the newspaper said. Users then had to pay to have their accounts restored.
Buying or selling accounts or paying for account recovery is against the company’s terms and conditions, according to a Meta spokesperson.
