Hackers Abused Meta’s AI Support Bot to Hijack Major Instagram Accounts
Instagram has fixed a security problem that let hackers hijack several famous accounts by tricking Instagram’s parent company, Meta’s new artificial intelligence helper, called the Meta AI support assistant.
This incident happened over the weekend and was brought to light when several users on social media platforms like X and Reddit complained of losing control of their Instagram accounts with proof.
The profiles impacted included well-known beauty brand Sephora, a high-ranking US Space Force chief master sergeant John Bentivegna, and security researcher Jane Wong.
Hackers also took over the archived Barack Obama White House account, which has over two million followers, and posted fake pictures and pro-Iranian messages. “The White House is under Shiites’ control,” one of the messages read.
How the Scammers Fooled the Bot
In March, Meta started testing the Meta AI support assistant for Facebook and Instagram.It was supposed to help with things...
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