… The attack appeared to rely on tricking Meta’s own AI-powered support chatbot into granting access to a victim’s account. Over the weekend, several users on Reddit claimed that their Instagram accounts had been compromised, and a number of users on X warned of similar account hijackings. …
… It’s important to note that it’s hard to know for sure if all these accounts were hacked due to the same technique. Contact Us Do you have more information about these Instagram hacks? …
… While we don't know officially how many accounts were hijacked with the AI tool, the timing seems to coincide with a wave of hacks of high-profile accounts, including an account for the Obama White House. …
… The issue, which Meta says has since been patched, cropped up around the same time Barack Obama’s White House account on Instagram was hacked. On Sunday, users noticed that the @obamawhitehouse account began posting images containing Iranian propaganda. …
Instagram accounts hacked using Meta AI
Hackers likely hijacked over 20k Instagram accounts with Meta's AI chatbot
Meta confirms 1000s of Instagram accounts were hacked by abusing its AI chatbot
Meta says roughly 20,000 Instagram accounts may have been hacked in a recent attack abusing an AI-powered account recovery support tool.
Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
… General technology Instagram accounts continue to be hacked as hackers claim Meta only removed a UI button Meta AI's API endpoints are reportedly wide open for access, so you can still ask it nicely to hand over Instagram accounts. …
… The number refers to “users who had their passwords reset through the support tool, did not have 2FA enabled on their account and whose Instagram accounts were likely accessed by an unauthorized party” — though Meta says it’s an “upper bound,” as some of these accounts may have been accessed legiti… …
… De chatbot laat hackers zeer eenvoudig het e-mailadres van een Instagram-account veranderen, waarna ze het account kunnen overnemen.
