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Meta's AI support chatbot made it ridiculously easy for hackers to take over Instagram accounts
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The company says it's working on securing affected accounts.
Key facts
- The account, which hadn't posted since 2017, posted an AI-generated image that translates to "the White House is under Shiites' control," according to TMZ
- According to 404 Media, users on Telegram have been discussing the vulnerability since March
- That same Meta AI support assistant has apparently been used by hackers to hijack a bunch of Instagram accounts
- Though Meta didn't provide additional info on why its AI support tool would have such a gaping security vulnerability, it seems that hackers discovered the Meta chatbot relied on account holders
Summary
Back in December, Meta announced a new AI support assistant it promised would make the account recovery process "faster and simpler" for people who had been locked out of their Facebook or Instagram pages. That same Meta AI support assistant has apparently been used by hackers to hijack a bunch of Instagram accounts. The exploit was flagged over the weekend by numerous security researchers on X. Meta has now addressed the issue, though it's unclear how many accounts were affected by the exploit before it was patched. — Andy Stone June 1, 2026.