{"id":2978,"date":"2026-06-01T23:20:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/metas-own-ai-was-exploited-to-hijack-instagram-accounts\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T23:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:20:47","slug":"metas-own-ai-was-exploited-to-hijack-instagram-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/metas-own-ai-was-exploited-to-hijack-instagram-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta\u2019s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An image of Meta\u2019s support AI\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Meta\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/meta-chatbot-support.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Meta&rsquo;s AI support chatbot helped hackers hijack Instagram accounts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/hackers-simply-asked-meta-ai-to-give-them-access-to-high-profile-instagram-accounts-it-worked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as reported earlier by <em>404 Media<\/em><\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarkWebInformer\/status\/2061253599758315527?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">a video shared on Telegram<\/a>, a hacker shows how they could take over an account by asking Meta&rsquo;s chatbot to switch the email associated with someone else&rsquo;s profile and then reset the password.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The issue, which <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andymstone\/status\/2061486724199379186?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">Meta says<\/a> has since been patched, cropped up around the same time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Presidents\/comments\/1tt4ly3\/obama_white_house_instagram_hacked_first_activity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barack Obama&rsquo;s White House account<\/a> on Instagram was hacked. On Sunday, users noticed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/obamawhitehouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@obamawhitehouse<\/a> account began posting images containing Iranian propaganda. Hackers appeared to have hijacked the Instagram accounts belonging to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AirForce\/comments\/1tte0e9\/cmsgt_of_the_ussf_just_got_his_ig_hacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Space Force Chief Ma \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/941179\/meta-instagram-ai-support-chatbot-exploit-hacked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta&rsquo;s AI support chatbot helped hackers hijack Instagram accounts, as reported earlier by 404 Media. 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