Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM UTC·Source: DataBreaches.net

Updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 01:02 PM UTC

Executive Summary

Jason Koebler reports: Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account. The claims coincide with a series of high-profile Instagram account takeovers, including the Barack Obama White House account, the Chief Master... Source

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Originally published by DataBreaches.net on Jun 2, 2026.

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