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Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks | TechCrunch

  • Lorenzo Franceschi-bicchierai--TechCrunch
  • published date: 2026-06-03 16:12:06 UTC

Hackers appeared to take over victims’ accounts even after Meta said it fixed its AI-powered support chatbot, which granted hackers access to victims’ accounts.

The widespread hacking campaign that relied on simply asking Meta AIs chatbot to take over a victims Instagram account appears to have continued even after the company said the issue had been resolve… [+4346 chars]