Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts
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- Meta AI Support Bot Reportedly Enabled Takeovers of High-Profile Instagram Accounts
event | 23 June 2026 | 82%
Hackers reportedly used Meta's AI support chatbot to take over high-profile Instagram accounts by allegedly convincing it to change account email information and trigger recovery flows. Reported targets included the Barack Obama White House account; the account of John F. Bentivegna, the Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force; Sephora's account; and app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. Meta said the issue had been resolved.