Hackers Used Meta's AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts

Hackers exploited Meta's AI customer support bot to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts, including those of the Obama White House and U.S. Space Force, by tricking the bot into resetting passwords and linking new email addresses to compromised accounts. The exploit, documented in a Telegram video by pro-Iran hackers, used VPN connections and the AI assistant's standard account recovery workflow to gain unauthorized access. Meta deployed an emergency patch to resolve the issue, and security experts warn that AI chatbots handling sensitive account recovery requests create a new attack surface vulnerable to social engineering tactics.