Hackers Use Artificial Intelligence to Steal Instagram Accounts

About this episode

The episode discusses how hackers exploited Meta's AI to take control of Instagram accounts.

Hackers used Meta's artificial intelligence support bot to add new email addresses to existing accounts and then seize control of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• hacking
• artificial intelligence
• social media
• account security

Keywords

• hackers
• Instagram accounts
• Meta
• artificial intelligence
• email addresses
• account takeover

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta, Instagram

Products: artificial intelligence support bot

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