--- title: "Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks" url: https://daily.dev/posts/instagram-is-alerting-users-who-were-targeted-by-hackers-during-ai-chatbot-attacks-gjor79mvk source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/03/instagram-is-alerting-users-who-were-targeted-by-hackers-during-ai-chatbot-attacks type: article source: "TechCrunch" published: 2026-06-03T16:16:12.132Z updated: 2026-06-03T16:17:10.822Z tags: ["security", "instagram"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A widespread hacking campaign exploited Meta's AI support chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts by simply asking the bot to link target accounts to attacker-controlled emails. The chatbot complied without any human verification, enabling password resets and full account takeovers. Despite Meta claiming the issue was fixed on Monday, attacks continued into Tuesday, with hackers advertising stolen 'OG' handles for sale on Telegram. Meta has since secured affected accounts, sent password reset emails, and begun notifying victims of suspicious activity, though the company declined to disclose how many users were affected. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#instagram](https://daily.dev/tags/instagram) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/instagram-is-alerting-users-who-were-targeted-by-hackers-during-ai-chatbot-attacks-gjor79mvk)