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Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts

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Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts17 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesInstagram says it has resolved an issue which saw hackers trick its AI support tool into giving them access to other users' accounts.According to claims shown in screenshots and videos shared on social media, Instagram's AI chatbot allowed users to "hijack" accounts in recent days.Hackers could reportedly change passwords for other a... Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts17 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesInstagram says it has resolved an issue which saw hackers trick its AI support tool into giving...S1
  • 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.S2
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Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts

Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts17 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesInstagram says…

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Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

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.

Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts

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Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts17 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesInstagram says it has resolved an issue which saw hackers trick its AI support tool into giving them access to other users' accounts.According to claims shown in screenshots and videos shared on social media, Instagram's AI chatbot allowed users to "hijack" accounts in recent days.Hackers could reportedly change passwords for other a... Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts17 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesInstagram says it has resolved an issue which saw hackers trick its AI support tool into giving...S1
  • 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.S2
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S1 BBC 1 report · EN
S2 TechCrunchLead 1 report · EN