In a notice to Maine's AG, Meta says ~20K Instagram accounts may have been hacked during the months-long abuse of its Meta AI chatbot, starting April 17
Meta fixed the bug that let anyone trick its Meta AI chatbot into resetting the password on Instagram accounts that didn't have two-factor authentication.
Notice: Meta says ~20,000 Instagram accounts may have been hacked in a recent attack that abused an AI-powered account recovery support tool to reset passwords
The social media giant has informed authorities about the impact of the recent attack involving an account recovery support tool.
Meta is alerting Instagram users whose accounts were taken over using Meta AI chatbot; some hackers claim to still be able to exploit Meta AI chatbot
Meta is alerting Instagram users whose accounts were taken over using Meta AI chatbot; some hackers claim to still be able to exploit Meta AI chatbot
The widespread hacking campaign that relied on simply asking Meta AI's chatbot to take over a victim's Instagram account appears …
Hackers say they used Meta's AI support chatbot to change emails tied to Instagram accounts, amid a wave of high-profile account takeovers; Meta fixed the issue
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI. — Hackers say that they used Meta's AI support chatbot …
Hackers say they used Meta's AI support chatbot to change emails tied to Instagram accounts, amid a wave of high-profile account takeovers; Meta fixed the issue
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI. — Hackers say that they used Meta's AI support chatbot …
Surveys: half of US adults under 50 get health info from influencers or podcasts; 86% of health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, and 45% on YouTube
Half of U.S. adults under 50 say they get health and wellness information from social media influencers or podcasts.
Instagram is expanding its recommendation restrictions beyond Reels to photos and carousels, targeting accounts that post unoriginal content like tweet roundups
The internet is full of copycat, stolen, reposted, and low-effort content — and Meta, at least publicly, has said it is working to cut off some of the reach.
A survey of US teens: ~90% say entertainment is a reason they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% message daily on Snapchat, 37% say TikTok impacts sleep
Teens largely turn to TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat for fun and connection. But experiences around messaging, screen time and cyberbullying vary.
A verified @elonmusk TikTok account posts its first video, promoting SpaceX and Tesla, hitting 2M+ views; a verified @elonmusk Instagram account has yet to post
A verified account with the @elonmusk handle also recently showed up on Instagram, as the billionaire prepares to take his rocket company SpaceX public.