Hackers steal Meta code and personal data linked to 1,500 people

An employee's stolen credentials were used to access some of Meta's GitHub repositories, according to Cyber Security News. Most of the roughly 1,500 people affected are Meta employees in the United States. Those affected are being offered credit monitoring services, SecurityWeek reports, following the theft of source code and personal information.

• Meta began notifying affected people on October 13, 2026, according to Cyber Security News.

Covered by 2 publishers within 17 hours of the first report.

• SecurityWeek: Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach

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SW SecurityWeek Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach · Eduard Kovacs 12:01 PM

CSN Cyber Security News Hackers Breach Meta GitHub Repositories, Steal Source Code and Data of 1,500 People · Guru Baran 4:49 AM

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