Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts

TL;DR

Hackers more focused on misleading voters than ballot tampering: Report Instagram has resolved a security issue that allowed several users’ accounts to get hacked. The attack appeared to rely on tricking Meta’s own AI-powered support chatbot into granting access to a victim’s account. Over the weekend, several users on Reddit claimed that their Instagram accounts had been compromised, and a number of users on X warned of similar account hijackings.