Meta's AI Chatbot Handed Instagram Accounts to Hackers on a Silver Platter

Meta’s massive push into artificial intelligence just backfired in the most embarrassing way possible. A bizarre vulnerability in Instagram’s AI-powered account recovery chatbot allowed hackers to hijack over twenty thousand accounts simply by asking nicely. For accounts without two-factor authentication enabled, the gullible bot happily sent password reset links to the hackers' email addresses instead of the actual owners' accounts due to a verification code glitch. The breach went unnoticed for weeks before Meta finally disabled the bot and patched the flaw. This security disaster serves as a stark reminder that rushing into AI without proper human oversight is a recipe for chaos, and it is a very loud wake-up call for everyone to finally turn on two-factor authentication.