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Hackers Used Meta AI Assistant to Take Over Instagram Accounts
Attackers instructed Meta's AI assistant to add new email addresses to Instagram accounts, enabling password resets. The method affected multiple accounts, including one previously used by the Obama White House. Meta has since corrected the vulnerability.
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Hackers directed Meta's AI assistant to add a new email address to Instagram accounts, which allowed them to reset passwords and gain control. The technique worked on multiple accounts, including one that had been used by the Obama White House.
The hackers issued instructions to the AI assistant that resulted in the addition of an attacker-controlled email address to the target accounts. Once the new email was added, the attackers could initiate a password reset and take over the accounts.
Meta has corrected the vulnerability that permitted the AI assistant to perform these account changes. No additional details on the number of accounts affected or the timeline of the incidents were provided.
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