New: Hackers have been stealing high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI support chatbot to change the email associated with the account they want to steal.
Shockingly easy, terrible flaw associated with offloading support to AI:
[www.404media.co/hackers-simp...](https://www.404media.co/hackers-simply-asked-meta-ai-to-give-them-access-to-high-profile-instagram-accounts-it-worked/ )
[Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI t...](https://www.404media.co/hackers-simply-asked-meta-ai-to-give-them-access-to-high-profile-instagram-accounts-it-worked/ )
Jason Koebler
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2026-06-01 17:04:36 UTC
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2026-06-01 17:04:36 UTCEvent JSON
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