…Web companies like Reddit and Meta are using a mix of requiring users to upload their government-issued documents and creepy guesswork that involves algorithmically guessing a person’s age. Others, like…
Anyone who works at Meta or knows anyone who works at Meta will tell you the same thing: It is not a happy place, particularly given the seemingly endless layoffs the company…
…It is, OpenAI says, heavily hardened against adversarial attacks and intentionally optimized to favor defensive cybersecurity work over offensive exploits. In other words, it’s designed to be hard to jailbreak, while…
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Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
Meta says roughly 20,000 Instagram accounts may have been hacked in a recent attack abusing an AI-powered account recovery support tool.
Meta announced that IG will officially discontinue end-to-end encryption feature on May 8th. All DMs will be decrypted once it reaches Meta's servers. https://cybersecuritynews.com/instagram-end-encryption-direct-message…
Overview: On May 24, 2026, the data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) integrated a dataset originating from an April 2026 extortion campaign targeting 7-Eleven. The breach, attributed to the threat act…
…With the addition of the new and upcoming tools, Meta is looking to both retain and attract new users. The upcoming AI assistant will help creators analyze their insights and brainstorm ideas…
…Meta's AI customer support chatbot essentially handed the accounts over. According to 404 Media , hackers simply had to request that Meta's AI support assistant chatbot change the email address associated…
…A critical advantage of MetaLite is its commitment to safeguarding patient privacy through robust cybersecurity measures. Protected by Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) , MetaLite ensures a “zero-trust” environment, instilling confidence…
Rubrik Case Study Rubrik Boosts AI-Enhanced Cyber Resilience with AMD Rubrik, the Security and AI Operations company, boosted cybersecurity with AMD EPYC™ CPUs, gaining performance, cost savings and AI efficiency for…
…Artificial Intelligence Breach Customer Support Data Breach Instagram Meta Support Sergiu Gatlan Sergiu is a news reporter who has covered the latest cybersecurity and technology developments for over a decade. Email or…
…Telecom; NATO, the U.S.-led military alliance headquartered in Brussels; and the EU’s cybersecurity agency ENISA. TechCrunch has reached out to Anthropic to confirm. Anthropic has said it expects other…
