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META'S AI CHATBOT EXPLOITED TO HIJACK INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS

Hackers abused Meta's AI support chatbot to take over Instagram accounts, including high-profile handles like @obamawhitehouse, by tricking the bot into resetting passwords and changing account emails.

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