Meta Admits Its ‘AI’ Helped Hackers Compromise 20,000 Instagram Accounts
- In March, hackers exploited a bug in Meta's AI-powered customer service tool to reset passwords and access about 34,000 Instagram accounts, with 20,000 accounts confirmed compromised, exposing personal data such as email addresses and birth dates.
- The hackers used the AI chatbot to take over accounts and post unauthorized messages, including pro-Iran statements from a Space Force official's account.
- Meta acknowledged the flaw, fixed it, notified affected users, and secured the accounts, noting the vulnerability existed in an AI-assisted account recovery system on Instagram.
- Despite Meta's ongoing AI investments, this incident highlights the risks of rushing AI products to market without sufficient security testing.
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'Massive exploit' of Meta AI chatbot lets hackers break into more than 20,000 Instagram accounts
Hackers broke into more than 20,000 Instagram accounts using Meta AI, the social network's built-in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered support chatbot. The Facebook parent company confirmed the breach in a filing with the attorney general in the US state Maine, revealing that 20,225 social media accounts were compromised.Several famous names were caught up in the attack.Former US President Barack Obama's archived White House Instagram account,…
Meta Admits Its ‘AI’ Helped Hackers Compromise 20,000 Instagram Accounts
So last week we noted how Meta’s AI support assistant doled out access to high-profile Instagram accounts after hackers simply asked for it. Outside of using a VPN to match the account holder’s region, the hackers didn’t have to do literally anything of note to convince the Meta AI chatbot to provide access, suggesting like so many AI offerings, Meta incompetently rushed undercooked software to market. Meta has subsequently confirmed the issues …
Hackers Breach 20K Instagram Accounts Due to AI Bug | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker - National Cyber Security Consulting
Hackers breached Instagram’s defenses last month due to an artificial intelligence chatbot vulnerability, The New York Times reported Tuesday (June 9). In all, 34,000 accounts on the Meta-owned social media site were affected, according to the report, which cited internal documents. Of those, 20,000 were breached, giving the hackers access to personal data. A hacking […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post Hackers Breach 20K Inst…
The number of Instagram accounts affected by the security gap in artificial intelligence (IA) responsible for restoring Meta passwords, which initially numbered 20,000, has now risen to 34,000 accounts, although Meta is still betting on using this system.
Hackers used Meta AI to expose over 34,000 Instagram accounts, but Meta isn't slowing down
TL;DR A reported flaw in Meta’s AI support system affected 34,000 Instagram accounts, exposing personal data and enabling account takeovers. Attackers tricked an AI chatbot into changing account recovery emails, allowing them to reset passwords. Meta is reviewing the incident and notifying affected users, but has paused only the specific recovery tool involved while continuing its broader AI push. A few days ago, we reported on how Meta’s growi…
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