Hackers weaponize Meta's AI assistant to seize Instagram accounts
TL;DR
Hackers exploited Meta's AI-powered support chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts by instructing it to switch the linked email and send a verification code, allowing them to reset passwords and lock out the real owners; the incidents included high-profile targets like Barack Obama’s White House Instagram and others, and Meta says the flaw has been patched, though researchers also reported their own accounts being compromised during the period; analysts warn that rapid AI deployment and ongoing layoffs could create security gaps.
- Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts The Verge
- 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 Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked 404 Media
- Meta’s AI Gave Hackers Keys To An Obama Instagram Account Forbes
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