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Hackers likely hijacked over 20,000 Instagram accounts with Meta’s AI chatbot

Published 8 June 2026 · tech

Hackers likely took over 20,225 Instagram accounts using Meta's AI support chatbot, the company confirmed in a notice filed with the state of Maine. In

Hackers likely took over 20,225 Instagram accounts using Meta's AI support chatbot, the company confirmed in a notice filed with the state of Maine. In the notice, spotted earlier by Bleeping Computer, Meta blames a "bug" for the exploit that allowed attackers to hijack accounts without two-factor authentication simply by asking the chatbot for a password reset The tool itself worked properly and functioned as intended; however due to a bug in a separate code path, the system did not properly verify that the email address provided by the individual requesting a password reset matched the email address associated with that user's Instagram … Read the full story at The Verge.

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Hackers likely hijacked over 20,000 Instagram accounts with Meta’s AI chatbot

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Published: June 8, 2026 • 8:01 PM IST · Updated: June 8, 2026 • 8:36 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

Hackers likely hijacked over 20,000 Instagram accounts with Meta’s AI chatbot

Key points

  • Hackers likely took over 20,225 Instagram accounts using Meta's AI support chatbot, the company confirmed in a notice filed with the state of Maine.
  • In the notice, spotted earlier by Bleeping Computer, Meta blames a "bug" for the exploit that allowed attackers to hijack accounts without two-factor authentication simply by asking the chatbot for a password reset The tool itself worked properly and functioned as intended;
  • however due to a bug in a separate code path, the system did not properly verify that the email address provided by the individual requesting a password reset matched the email address associated with that user's Instagram …
  • Read the full story at The Verge.

Published June 8, 2026.


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