Hackers weaponize Meta’s AI help bot to hijack high‑profile Instagram accounts

Hackers used Meta's AI-powered support chatbot to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts, including Barack Obama’s White House account. They prompted a verification code to a new email and used it to reset passwords, with videos showing VPN-based location spoofing to bypass safeguards. Meta says the issue is resolved and impacted accounts are being secured, but the incident highlights risks in relying on AI for key security actions like password resets as Meta expands AI features across its apps.