Hackers hijacked high-profile Instagram accounts, including Obama White House, by exploiting Meta's AI chatbot to reset passwords and swap emails; vulnerability now patched after months of quiet abuse.

Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account. The claims coincide with a series of high-profile Instagram account takeovers, including the Barack Obama White House account, the Chief Master Sergeant of Space Force’s account, and Sephora’s account.The news shows the extreme risk associated with offloading support or critical functions to an AI ch...