Hackers weaponize Instagram's AI helper to hijack accounts, Meta fixes flaw
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Hackers used Instagram's AI support chatbot to hijack accounts by spoofing location, requesting to link a new email, and obtaining a verification code to reset passwords; Meta says the issue has been resolved and affected accounts are being secured, while denying claims that world leaders' accounts were hacked. The incident highlights security risks when AI-driven recovery tools lack robust human verification and oversight.
- Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts BBC
- Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked 404 Media
- Former President Barack Obama’s Instagram account hacked Yahoo
- Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account The Guardian
- Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts Krebs on Security
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