Whoops: Hackers Simply Had To Ask Meta ‘AI’ For Access To High Profile Instagram Accounts

Techdirt. 2026-06-03

Summary:

404 Media reports that hackers were simply able to ask Meta AI for access to high-profile Instagram accounts, and the AI agent simply… well… obliged: “Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with […]

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https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/03/whoops-hackers-simply-had-to-ask-meta-ai-for-access-to-high-profile-instagram-accounts/

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Authors:

Karl Bode

Date tagged:

06/03/2026, 22:03

Date published:

06/03/2026, 08:26