Hackers Exploit Meta AI to Seize Instagram Accounts
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Meta's AI-powered support bot was reportedly exploited to change the email address linked to Instagram accounts and reset passwords without robust identity verification, enabling hijacks via VPN-based location checks and even bypassing selfie verification. Meta patched the flaw over the weekend and says it is securing affected accounts, with several high-profile hijack incidents noted.
- Meta AI Support Bot Helped Hackers Hijack Instagram Accounts MacRumors
- Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account The Guardian
- Hackers tricked Meta's chatbot into giving access to Instagram accounts — just by asking Business Insider
- Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access TechCrunch
- Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts BBC
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