Simon Willison • 6/1/2026

Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

This article reports a security incident where hackers successfully took over high-profile Instagram accounts by exploiting Meta's AI support chatbot. The hackers simply asked the AI to link a new email address to the target account, bypassing the entire account recovery process. The article highlights the danger of wiring support systems to AI chatbots without proper safeguards, calling it a near one-shot account takeover vulnerability. It is a tech news piece focused on cybersecurity and AI misuse in the IT/technology domain.

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#ai security #Account Takeover #Chatbot Vulnerability