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title: "Hackers asked Meta’s AI chatbot to hand over Instagram accounts, and it did"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/hackers-asked-meta-s-ai-chatbot-to-hand-over-instagram-accounts-and-it-did-z2yptkn9f
source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/hackers-asked-metas-ai-chatbot-to-hand-over-instagram-accounts-and-it-did
type: article
source: "The Next Web"
published: 2026-06-03T21:54:58.466Z
updated: 2026-06-08T06:03:40.633Z
tags: ["ai-agents", "instagram", "ai-security"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Hackers asked Meta’s AI chatbot to hand over Instagram accounts, and it did

**[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Hackers exploited Meta's AI customer support chatbot to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking the bot to change account email addresses — no phishing, malware, or SIM swap required. The chatbot complied without verifying the requester's identity, allowing attackers to lock out legitimate owners within minutes. The flaw was particularly damaging for accounts without two-factor authentication. Compromised accounts included the dormant Obama White House Instagram profile. Meta claimed to have fixed the issue, but attacks reportedly continued after the announcement. The incident highlights a critical risk in deploying AI agents with real-world authority: automating sensitive account operations without preserving identity-verification steps turns a bottleneck into a vulnerability.

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