Hacking Meta’s AI Chatbot

Hackers are exploiting Meta’s AI support chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts by tricking the bot into adding a new email address and resetting the password. A video posted on X demonstrated the process, in which a hacker used a VPN to bypass account protections, then convinced the chatbot to send a verification code to the hacker’s own email. The vulnerability allows attackers to take full control of victims’ accounts without their consent.

Hackers are convincing https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/hackers-hijacked-instagram-accounts-by-tricking-meta-ai-support-chatbot-into-granting-access/ Meta’s AI support chatbot to let them take over other peoples’ accounts: A video posted on X showed the step-by-step process to hack someone’s Instagram account. The hacker allegedly used a VPN to spoof the targets’ presumed location to avoid triggering Instagram’s automated account protections. Then, the hacker opened a chat with Meta AI Support Assistant and asked the bot to add a new email address to the target’s account. The chatbot can be seen sending a verification code to the email address provided by the hacker; the hacker then shares the verification code with the chatbot, which prompts the chatbot to show a button to “Reset Password.” The hacker enters a new password and takes over the victim’s account...