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High-profile Instagram AI chatbot breach spotlights security risks of automation

  • Reuters--BusinessLine
  • published date: 2026-06-03 14:01:03 UTC

The chatbot was persuaded to reset account ​credentials without independently verifying identity, effectively turning a high-trust security tool into a big weakness

An Instagram hack that saw attackers talk Metas AI support chatbot into handing over access to high-profile accounts has exposed a critical flaw at the heart of the companys push to automate sensitiv… [+4079 chars]