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Instagram users locked out after Meta AI abused to steal accounts

Multiple Instagram users had their accounts hijacked after attackers convinced Meta's AI-powered support tools that they were the legitimate owners. [...]

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Multiple Instagram users had their accounts hijacked after attackers convinced Meta’s AI-powered support tools that they were the legitimate owners. In many cases, impacted users are unable to recover access due to the platform's use of automated assistance that involves only AI/chatbot loops and no human support agents.

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