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Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts (opens in new tab)

Covered by 27 sources including This Week In 4n6, DEV CommunityDiscussed on Hacker News

Covered in 28 articles

This Week In 4n6·

Week 23 – 2026

DEV Community·

How Meta's AI Support Bot Got Tricked Into Hijacking Instagram Accounts

Discussed on DEV

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Generous To A Default

Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts

Hackers Tricked Meta AI Into Handing Out Access to Major Instagram Accounts

venturebeat.com·

Meta's AI support agent bound recovery emails for anyone who asked. Your SOC never saw an alert.

Help Net Security·

Hackers used Meta’s AI support system to hijack over 20,000 Instagram accounts

Malware Analysis, News and Indicators·

Meta’s AI support bot happily handed Instagram accounts to hackers

Malware Analysis, News and Indicators·

Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts

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Xataka México·

Meta creó un chatbot de IA para proteger las cuentas de Instagram, pero era tan amable que los hackers obtenían acceso con solo pedirlo "por favor"