Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts
Summary
The article describes attackers exploiting Meta's AI support bot to change the email linked to Instagram accounts and trigger password resets, hijacking high-profile accounts. It details the method (VPN from the target area, requesting a reset, and instructing the bot to link a new email) and notes that MFA would have blocked the attack, while warning that AI chatbots create new attack surfaces for account takeover.