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Meta AI-powered support tools abused in Instagram account recovery flow

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Instagram accounts were hijacked after attackers abused Meta’s AI-powered support tools to pass recovery checks and change the recovery email, creating a direct failure in automated identity verification. The abuse reportedly leveraged selfie verification and AI-generated video and could bypass 2FA, leaving victims stuck in AI-only support loops with no human escalation. Reported targets included a White House team account, Jane Manchun Wong, @hey, and @korn, and Meta said the issue had been resolved and impacted accounts were being secured.

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  1. 02.06.2026 18:47 2 articles · 1h ago

    Instagram account takeovers exploit Meta AI support tools

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    Attackers abused Meta’s AI-powered support tools in Instagram account recovery to convince the system they were the legitimate owners, change the associated email address, and reset access, leaving multiple users locked out of rare or high-value accounts including one previously used by the Obama White House team, one belonging to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, @hey, and @korn; Meta’s vice president of communications said the issue had been resolved and impacted accounts were being secured.

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