Hackers managed to trick Meta’s AI-powered support bot into allowing them to take over a number of Instagram accounts, including...

Attackers are allegedly abusing Meta's AI support assistant to take over Instagram accounts through simple prompts, with the Obama White House account reportedly among the victims.

The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.

The AI support bot added a hacker's email, sent a verification code, and offered a password reset button. No access to the victim's email was needed.

Hackers simply tricked Meta's AI support into sending them a password reset email.

Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.

Does this count as vibe hacking?

Pricey Instagram handles were stolen and resold before Meta patched the exploit.

Apparently if you asked the bot just so, it would give you control of someone else's account.

Breach confirmed by Meta raises concerns about how safe it is to rely on AI for security measures like passwords

Hackers exploited Meta's AI chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts by requesting email changes and resetting passwords, as revealed in a video shared on Telegram.

Im Frühjahr hat Meta einen KI-Chatbot für den IT-Support freigegeben. Jetzt wurde bekannt, dass der auch bereitwillig bei der Kaperung von Konten geholfen hat.

Para robar algunas de las cuentas m�s valiosas de Instagram no hace falta un sofisticado ataque inform�tico. Basta con ped�rselo a la inteligencia artificial de Meta. O, al...

It remains unclear how many Instagram accounts were hacked

Хакеры сообщили, что взломали множество популярных аккаунтов в Instagram с помощью чат-бота службы поддержки компании Meta. Как пишет профильное издание «404…

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Exploiting a confused deputy weakness, hackers asked Meta AI to link high-profile Instagram accounts to new emails, taking control of them.

Hackers took over prominent Instagram accounts, including the Obama White House page, by simply asking Meta's AI support chatbot to change the email address on file. Two-factor…