Meta Confirms GitHub Breach Exposing Source Code and Personal Data of 1,500 Individuals

Meta has acknowledged a security incident where an external group gained unauthorized access to some of its GitHub repositories using a stolen employee login. The breach resulted in the theft of source code and personal information belonging to approximately 1,500 individuals. Meta stated that the personal data was mistakenly stored in the repositories, violating company policy, and confirmed that the intrusion did not affect its internal systems or exploit any flaws in Meta products.