Hackers Conned a Chatbot to Hijack 20,000 Instagram Accounts

09-06-2026 14:59 via cnet.com

Hackers Conned a Chatbot to Hijack 20,000 Instagram Accounts

Meta has since fixed the exploit, but it's yet another example of AI doing it worse than humans.

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