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Meta's AI Chatbot Just Became a Password-Reset Backdoor for 20,000+ Instagram Accounts
DEV.to AIΒ·June 7, 2026
Meta confirmed that a bug in its AI chatbot allowed attackers to hijack over 20,000 Instagram accounts by exploiting an "AI-assisted account recovery" vulnerability. This incident highlights the risks of integrating language models into high-trust authentication flows without proper security measures.
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