{"slug": "hackers-hijacked-high-profile-instagram-accounts-by-simply-asking-meta-s-ai-to", "title": "Hackers hijacked high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email", "summary": "Hackers hijacked high-profile Instagram accounts, including the Obama White House page, by instructing Meta's AI support chatbot to change the account's email address, bypassing two-factor authentication entirely. Meta has since patched the vulnerability, but security researchers report a new exploit is already circulating on Telegram.", "body_md": "Hackers took over prominent Instagram accounts, including the Obama White House page, by simply asking Meta's AI support chatbot to change the email address on file. Two-factor authentication was bypassed entirely. Meta has patched the flaw, but security researchers say another exploit is already circulating on Telegram.\n\nThe article [Hackers hijacked high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email](https://the-decoder.com/hackers-hijacked-high-profile-instagram-accounts-by-simply-asking-metas-ai-chatbot-to-change-the-email/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hackers-hijacked-high-profile-instagram-accounts-by-simply-asking-meta-s-ai-to", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/hackers-hijacked-high-profile-instagram-accounts-by-simply-asking-metas-ai-chatbot-to-change-the-email/", "published_at": "2026-06-02 11:31:29+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-03 11:33:52.096152+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-ethics", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["Meta", "Instagram", "Obama White House", "Telegram", "The Decoder"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hackers-hijacked-high-profile-instagram-accounts-by-simply-asking-meta-s-ai-to", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hackers-hijacked-high-profile-instagram-accounts-by-simply-asking-meta-s-ai-to.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hackers-hijacked-high-profile-instagram-accounts-by-simply-asking-meta-s-ai-to.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hackers-hijacked-high-profile-instagram-accounts-by-simply-asking-meta-s-ai-to.jsonld"}}