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Meta AI Hacked to Hijack Instagram Accounts

Updated 2026-06-01 19:35 UTC 2 sources Negative

Hackers exploited Meta's AI support chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts. By asking the chatbot to switch email addresses and reset passwords, hackers demonstrated a significant security vulnerability.

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The Verge
Meta's AI support chatbot helped hackers hijack Instagram accounts, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a video shared on Telegram, a hacker shows how they could take over an account by asking Meta's chatbot to switch the email associated with someone else's profile and then reset the password. The
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