Hackers deceived Instagram’s AI chatbot, prompting it to provide access to user accounts. The hackers were reportedly able to change passwords for the accounts by falsifying their location and then requesting the AI alter the emails associated with them.
In a statement on X, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone asserted that the issue was resolved and the impacted accounts were being secured. Reports arose that the vulnerability may have been linked to a series of account takeovers of high-profile individuals, and when it was claimed that world leaders were involved, Stone decried the suggestion as “totally false.”
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