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Hackers tricked Instagram AI into letting them take over 20,000 accounts [U]
Hackers managed to trick Meta’s AI-powered support bot into allowing them to take over a number of Instagram accounts, including some high-profile ones. This included accounts belonging to the White House, US Space Force, and security researcher Jane Wong. Update: Meta has now revealed that around 2
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