Meta Confirms Thousands of Instagram Accounts Hacked by Abusing AI Chatbot

Originally published on Ars Technica — June 6, 2026

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Meta confirmed that thousands of Instagram accounts were compromised after hackers exploited a flaw in the platform’s AI-powered support chatbot. Attackers simply asked the bot to reset passwords and change associated email addresses, bypassing standard identity verification — Meta’s AI support blindly processed the requests without proper ownership checks. The vulnerability affected high-profile accounts including public figures and brands, scoring 340 points on Hacker News and raising serious questions about the safety of delegating security-sensitive operations to AI agents without proper guardrails.

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