Hackers Exploit Meta AI Chatbot to Access Instagram Accounts
Hackers successfully exploited a vulnerability in Meta's AI chatbot to gain unauthorized access to numerous Instagram accounts, including a US Space Force official's, prompting Meta to patch the flaw.
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Hackers trick Instagram AI chatbot into giving access to other users' accounts
Some reports have linked the incident to recent cases of high-profile Instagram accounts being hijacked.
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Breach confirmed by Meta raises concerns about how safe it is to rely on AI for key security measures such as passwords Hackers used Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to infiltrate high-profile Instagram accounts, the company confirmed on Monday, saying it had resolved the problem after researchers exposed it. The targets ranged from Barack Obama’s White House account to Sephora and the US Space Force Chief Master Sergeant, according to reporting from 404 Media. Everyday users complained of s...
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Read full article →They tricked Meta's chatbot to hack into Instagram accounts. It's a warning about how much we trust AI.
Instagram accounts were taken over by hackers. Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images Scores of Instagram users said their accounts were hacked over the weekend. The attack stemmed from a flaw in Meta's AI-powered account recovery system. One cybersecurity expert likened Meta's AI assistant to "an inexperienced employee." Hackers say they tricked Meta's AI chatbot into giving them access to other people's Instagram accounts — and all they had to do was ask. Over the weekend, people said ...
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Read full article →Hackers breach a US Space Force official's Instagram, put pro-Iran posts
According to a report by CNN, some of the posts on Chief Master Sergeant John Bentivegna’s account also invoked the Vietnam War.
Read full article →Hackers Trick Meta's AI To Infiltrate Instagram Accounts, Including Obama-Era White House Archive
Among the accounts reportedly compromised were the Obama-era White House archive account, beauty retailer Sephora, US Space Force Chief Master Sergeant John Bentivegna, and cybersecurity researcher Jane Manchun Wong.
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Hacker instructs automated system to change registered email of targeted handle to own address
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