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Meta's AI bot grants hackers access to Instagram accounts

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Meta's AI support bot for Instagram has been exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to user accounts. The exploit involved tricking the bot into changing account email addresses, allowing hackers to take over high-profile accounts, including those associated with the White House and Sephora. Meta has since issued an emergency patch to address the vulnerability. AI

IMPACT Exploited AI systems highlight critical security risks in customer service automation, potentially slowing enterprise adoption.

RANK_REASON A security vulnerability in a deployed AI product led to unauthorized access.

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Meta's AI bot grants hackers access to Instagram accounts

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The real danger is the constant push to replace human workers with AI, all driven by corporate greed to raise profit margins and eliminate the bottom line (whic

    The real danger is the constant push to replace human workers with AI, all driven by corporate greed to raise profit margins and eliminate the bottom line (which is you and I, the ones who actually keep their operation working). "Meta’s AI support bot happily handed Instagram acc…

    LINKS malwarebytes.com/…/metas-ai-support-bot-h…

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