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AI agents expose the security checks you never actually…

Attackers compromised over 20,000 Instagram accounts by politely asking Meta's AI to reset passwords, exploiting a lack of proper security checks. This incident highlights a growing vulnerability as AI agents increasingly handle sensitive operations without adequate safeguards.

read1 min publishedJun 15, 2026

How attackers took twenty thousand Instagram accounts by asking Meta's AI politely, and why that failure is about to become common.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​​‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍​​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‌‍​​​​‌‌​‌‍​‍‌​‌​‌​​​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​​‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍​​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‌‍​​​​‌‌​‌‍​‍‌​‌​‌​​​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

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