Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts

- Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts The Gist: Bad actors tricked Meta’s AI support bot into resetting passwords for high-profile accounts (Obama White House, Space Force). They used social engineering via Telegram, not a backend breach. Meta patched it. Who Gets Hurt: Anyone relying on weak account recovery. The Obama WH and Space Force accounts were defaced. Short, valuable usernames are prime targets for resale. Serious Readers Should Do: Enable MFA immediately. SMS codes worked as a shield here. If you’re using password resets without MFA, you’re leaving the door open for an AI to talk you out of your keys. Stop trusting bots with your identity; they’re just as gullible as human support staff.