Hackers hijacked high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email

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2026-06-02
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Hackers took over prominent Instagram accounts, including the Obama White House page, by simply asking Meta's AI support chatbot to change the email address on file. Two-factor authentication was bypassed entirely. Meta has patched the flaw, but security researchers say another exploit is already circulating on Telegram. The article Hackers hijacked high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email appeared first on The Decoder .

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Hackers took over prominent Instagram accounts, including the Obama White House page, by simply asking Meta's AI support chatbot to change the email address on file. Two-factor authentication was bypassed entirely. Meta has patched the flaw, but security researchers say another exploit is already circulating on Telegram. The article Hackers hijacked high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email appeared first on The Decoder .

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