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Hackers likely hijacked over 20,000 Instagram accounts with Meta’s AI chatbot

The Verge · Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:31:06 GMT

Hackers likely took over 20,225 Instagram accounts using Meta's AI support chatbot, the company confirmed in a notice filed with the state of Maine. In the notice, spotted earlier by Bleeping Computer, Meta blames a "bug" for the exploit that allowed attackers to hijack accounts

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