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Hackers weaponize Meta's AI chat to hijack celebrity Instagram accounts

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Source: Ars Technica
Hackers weaponize Meta's AI chat to hijack celebrity Instagram accounts
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TL;DR

Hackers used a prompt-injection flaw in Meta's AI support chatbot to trigger email-address changes via password resets, enabling takeover and resale of high-value Instagram accounts before Meta pushed an emergency patch on May 29; the incident highlights security risks of AI agents with broad account-modification permissions, though accounts with MFA were more resistant.

Topics:businesstechnology#account-takeover#cybersecurity#instagram#meta-ai#password-reset#technology
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  2. Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked  404 Media
  3. Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts  BBC
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