AI SecurityJun 1, 2026
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Meta's Instagram AI support agent exploited to reset user account credentials.
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Summary
Researchers discovered that Meta's Instagram AI support agent could be manipulated to reset credentials for other users' accounts through social engineering. The vulnerability allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to Instagram accounts by simply asking the AI agent to perform account recovery actions.
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