Meta’s AI breach raises urgent questions about security and ethics in technology, echoing recent incidents and highlighting vulnerabilities in AI systems.
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Déjà Vu? Meta’s AI Escapes Testing Lab in Hacking Joyride
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Meta’s Subscription Push Exposes Its Weak Hand in AI
Charging users is the latest idea to expand beyond ads—a pickle Meta isn’t likely to get out of soon.
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Canada Proposes Social-Media Ban for Children Under 16
The law would likely apply to American tech companies like Meta and Snapchat but with exemptions if safety requirements are met.
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Meta to Use Off-Site Business Data for Feed and AI Personalization
Meta on Tuesday announced that it will use information shared by other businesses to personalize users’ feed and responses from its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, expanding its scope beyond targeted ads. “Businesses often share information about people’s activity on their sites with us to make ads more relevant,” Meta said in a statement. “We already…
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Meta Accuses NSO of Violating WhatsApp Court Injunction
Meta says NSO violated a court injunction by targeting WhatsApp users again through phishing campaigns and test accounts. Last year, WhatsApp won a landmark case against NSO Group, the Israeli spyware vendor behind Pegasus, and secured a permanent court injunction barring the company from ever targeting WhatsApp or its users again. The court was unambiguous:…
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Meta claims NSO Group still targets WhatsApp users despite court order
Meta claims it disrupted spear-phishing attempts linked to NSO Group and is asking a US federal court to hold the spyware vendor in contempt for allegedly violating an injunction that bars it from targeting WhatsApp and its users. “We successfully disrupted NSO-linked social engineering attempts after investigating user reports,” Meta stated. “They tried to trick…
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Meta accuses NSO Group of defying spyware injunction, files contempt of court complaint
Meta said Monday that it caught a spearphishing campaign linked to spyware maker NSO Group despite a court injunction, prompting the tech giant to file a contempt-of-court complaint. The company won a civil case last year against NSO Group barring it from targeting WhatsApp users and securing $168 million in damages, although NSO Group has…
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Meta Blocks NSO Group’s New WhatsApp Phishing Attack, Files Contempt Order
Meta on Monday said it detected and blocked spear-phishing attempts linked to Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group. In addition, the tech giant said it’s filing a federal court contempt order against the company for violating a permanent injunction that barred it from targeting WhatsApp and its users. “They tried to trick people into clicking on…
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Hackers used Meta’s AI support system to hijack over 20,000 Instagram accounts
Meta has revealed that attackers hijacked 20,225 Instagram accounts by exploiting a flaw in the company’s AI-assisted account recovery system. According to the company, a vulnerability in High Touch Support (HTS) allowed unauthorized parties to perform password resets on Instagram accounts. HTS is an AI-assisted account recovery system for Instagram designed to help users regain…
Global Security News, Risk Management
Instagram Recovery Tool Bug Exposed 20,225 Accounts to Password Reset Abuse
Meta says an Instagram recovery tool bug allowed attackers to abuse password resets, affecting 20,225 accounts and exposing users without 2FA to account takeover risk.
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Meta AI Bug Exposes Over 20,000 Instagram Accounts
Meta confirms an AI tool vulnerability led to unauthorized access to Instagram accounts after a failure in email verification during password reset
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Over 20,000 Instagram accounts stolen in Meta AI support hack
Meta has revealed that over 20,000 Instagram users had their accounts hijacked in a recent incident where attackers used Meta’s AI-powered support system to reset passwords. […]
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Meta adds stricter guardrails for teen feeds
Meta has expanded its Teen Accounts 13+ content settings globally on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. The safeguards are designed to help young users see age-appropriate content by default. The company also introduced Limited Content on Instagram for parents seeking stricter restrictions. Meta plans to roll out the feature on Facebook and Messenger later this year.…
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Meta considers becoming a hyperscaler
Meta has raised the possibility that it could be joining the likes of Amazon, Microsoft and Google in offering cloud services at some point in the future — although potential customers shouldn’t be adding the company to their suppliers list just yet. When asked about plans for offering such services at the company’s annual shareholders…
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Amazon Strikes $6 Billion Deal With Snowflake for Its Agentic Computing Chips
The cloud-storage company joins Apple and Meta as one of AWS’s largest customers for CPU-based computing.
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Meta says goodbye to those who won’t use AI
Meta is the latest company to trim its workforce as a result of the growing use of AI within the industry. The company laid off 8,000 employees earlier this week, while also moving 7,000 more to AI-focused roles. “AI is the most consequential technology of our lifetimes,” Zuckerberg said in a memo that he sent…
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WhatsApp adds Incognito Chat for private Meta AI conversations
The company launched Incognito Chat with Meta AI, a feature that lets users hold AI conversations the platform itself cannot read. The rollout will reach WhatsApp and the standalone Meta AI app over the coming months. How Incognito Chat works Incognito Chat runs on top of Meta’s Private Processing technology, the same infrastructure the company…
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Government & Policy, privacy
Instagram removed end-to-end encryption for DMs. What should users do?
Instagram removes direct messages (DM) end-to-end encryption May 8, 2026, letting Meta access chats. Users should download backups amid privacy concerns and U.S. law pressure. Starting May 8, 2026, Instagram users who previously enabled end-to-end encryption in direct messages will lose that protection, marking a significant shift in how private conversations are handled on the…
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Meta adds proof-based security to encrypted backups
Meta has updated its infrastructure for protecting password-based and end-to-end encrypted backups, introducing over-the-air fleet key distribution for Messenger and a commitment to publishing evidence of secure fleet deployments. How encrypted backups work These updates build on the company’s HSM-based Backup Key Vault, which provides end-to-end encrypted backups for WhatsApp and Messenger. The system protects…
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Agent’s claims on WhatsApp access spark security concerns
A US agent claimed WhatsApp encryption is fake and Meta can access messages; the probe was abruptly shut, raising security concerns. A US agent claimed WhatsApp encryption is fake, alleging Meta accesses all unencrypted messages, but Commerce Department abruptly shut the probe, leaving leaders questioning if consumer apps are safe for sensitive business decisions. In…
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The Clock Is Ticking for Big Tech to Make AI Pay
Depreciation charges are eating into earnings at Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon.
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Meta accused of violating DSA by failing to safeguard minors
The European Commission accuses Meta of failing to protect children, allowing users under 13 on Instagram and Facebook, in breach of the DSA rules. The European Commission has accused Meta of violating child safety rules. Instagram and Facebook allegedly failed to prevent children under 13 from accessing their platforms. According to the Commission, Meta did…
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Big Tech Strikes Gold With AI, but at a Steep Cost
While Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon ride AI to strong earnings, some investors are still worried about the level of spending.
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Meta Reports Big Revenue Jump and Projected Spending Increase
Meta Platforms posted its biggest quarterly revenue jump in recent history in the first quarter but said it would spend even more money to build out AI data centers this year than forecast.
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Chip Startup Aims to Shatter AI’s Dreaded Memory Wall
Huge AI models are overwhelming servers and leaving high-powered chips idle. Google and Meta veterans say they have the solution.
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Meta, Roblox and TikTok claim to UK Parliament that their platforms are not additive to children and that Australian under 16 ban will fail
Meta, Roblox and TikTok claim to UK Parliament that their platforms are not additive to children and that Australian under 16 ban will fail. Security…
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Meta, Roblox and TikTok claim to UK Parliament that their platforms are are not additive to children and that Australian under 16 ban will fail
The claim from Meta, Roblox and TikTok that Australia’s under-16 social media ban is “not really enforceable” has now moved from industry talking point to parliamentary record, following testimony before the UK’s Education Committee in April. But beneath the predictable pushback from Meta, TikTok and Roblox lies a more complex—and more uncomfortable—reality for policymakers on…
AI, APAC, Apps, Global Security News, Network Security
Meta’s compute grab continues with agreement to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton cores
Meta is continuing its compute grab as the agentic AI race accelerates to a sprint. Today, the company announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will bring “tens of millions” of AWS Graviton5 cores (one chip contains 192 cores) into its compute portfolio, with the option to expand as its AI capabilities grow.…
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Meta is overhauling how you sign in, manage settings, and protect your accounts
Meta Account gives users of Meta apps and devices a simpler way to access and manage their accounts. Accounts Center will automatically be updated to a Meta Account as part of a gradual rollout over the next year. Users will be notified when the change occurs. It supports Meta technologies including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads,…
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Workers Sue $10 Billion AI Startup for Collecting and Exposing Personal Data
Mercor, which has worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta, says it disputes the allegations.
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Meta to track employee keystrokes, screen activity to train AI agents
Meta plans to track US employees’ mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and screen activity to train workplace AI agents, according to Reuters, offering an early look at how far major tech companies may go to build systems that can automate knowledge work. The company plans to do so through a tool called Model Capability Initiative, or…
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Meta and PortSwigger drive offensive security further to find what others miss
Meta Bug Bounty and PortSwigger have formed a partnership to help security researchers sharpen their skills, collaborate more closely, and improve vulnerability discovery. The initiative combines Meta’s bug bounty program with PortSwigger’s Burp Suite, reflecting a shared focus on improving both tooling and education for the global security community. “By joining forces, we’re not just…
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Robot Zuckerberg shows how IT can free up CEOs’ time
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, is building an AI version of himself. The virtual CEO is being trained on Zuckerberg’s mannerisms and will be loaded with his views on corporate strategy, the Financial Times reported. The idea is that employees will find the virtual Zuckerberg more accessible than they would the flesh and blood…
Global Security News, privacy
Audit: Big Tech Often Ignores CA Privacy Law Opt-Out Requests
Google, Meta, and Microsoft about half the time don’t comply with requests to opt out of online tracking per a California law mandate, privacy watchdog finds.
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Mirax malware campaign hits 220K accounts, enables full remote control
Mirax, a new Android RAT, spread via Meta ads, infected 220,000 users and turns devices into SOCKS5 proxies, giving attackers full remote control. Mirax is a new Android remote access trojan spreading through ads on Meta platforms, targeting mainly Spanish-speaking users and reaching over 220,000 accounts. The malicious code lets attackers fully control infected devices…
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TSMC Shows Where AI Demand is Headed
Plus, Meta bounces back while Anthropic fuels bug armageddon
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Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta changed its speech rules to add new restrictions around posts including the word “antifa,” according to documents reviewed by The Intercept. This spring, Meta quietly revised its Community Standards policy, an internal company document dictating what its billions of global users can and cannot say online. The latest tweaks…
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Apple preps for the face race
As growth in the smartphone market slows, Apple, Meta, and others see a new product opportunity in smart glasses — and Apple is reportedly preparing to enter the face race. It’s important to set expectations for new products. The smart glasses Apple is working on now won’t be augmented reality glasses in the same sense as…
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Meta moves fast toward a world where AI builds the software
Meta Platforms is reportedly pulling top software engineers from across the company into a newly created AI unit on a mandatory basis, with the stated goal of eventually having autonomous agents perform the bulk of the work of building, testing, and shipping its products, and human engineers serving only to monitor them. The development was…
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Introducing Muse Spark: MSL’s First Model, Purpose-Built to Prioritize People
Today Meta announced Muse Spark.
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Meta’s Muse Spark takes AI a step closer to personal superintelligence
Meta Superintelligence Labs has introduced Muse Spark, a natively multimodal reasoning model with support for tool use, visual chain of thought, and multi-agent orchestration. The release includes a Contemplating mode, which is rolling out gradually and orchestrates multiple agents that reason in parallel. Prompt: Can you turn this into a sudoku game that I can…
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Meta’s AI‑agent Data Leak
The recent incident at Meta, where an AI agent exposed sensitive internal data following a routine query, is a timely reminder that AI risk is already operational.
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Mark Zuckerberg Is Building an AI Agent to Help Him Be CEO
The Meta Platforms chief uses the tool to get information faster as the company seeks to embrace artificial intelligence in all it does.
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Meta and TikTok Under Scrutiny for User Data Privacy Violations
Recent research reveals troubling data privacy violations by Meta and TikTok, raising urgent questions about user security and ethical advertising practices.
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Meta ditches end-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram
End-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after May 8, 2026. Meta justified the move by saying the feature was rarely used, with only a small fraction of Instagram users enabling encryption. The company advised users seeking end-to-end encryption to switch to WhatsApp, where it is enabled by default. Unlike WhatsApp, Instagram…
Global Security News, privacy
The Backlash Against AI Devices That Are Always Watching
From Meta to Anthropic, new examples are emerging over how the fast-developing technology is set to redefine privacy.
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Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026
Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026. “If you have chats that are impacted by this change, you will see instructions on how you can download any media or messages you may want to keep,” the social media giant said in a help…
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Meta adds new WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger anti-scam tools
Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across its platforms, deploying systems and user-facing warnings to protect users against scammers. […]
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Meta Disables 150K Accounts Linked to Southeast Asia Scam Centers in Global Crackdown
Meta on Wednesday said it disabled over 150,000 accounts associated with scam centers in Southeast Asia as part of a coordinated effort in partnership with authorities from Thailand, the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Korea, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. The effort also led to 21 arrests made by the Royal Thai…
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Meta tightens grip on scam advertisers
Meta is stepping up the fight against scams on its platforms by filing multiple lawsuits targeting companies and individuals in Brazil, China, and Vietnam who used deceptive tactics to run scam ads. The company said it has taken technical enforcement actions in these cases, including suspending payment methods used in the scams, disabling accounts linked…
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Meta Files Lawsuits Against Brazil, China, Vietnam Advertisers Over Celeb-Bait Scams
Meta on Thursday said it’s taking legal action to tackle scams on its platforms by filing lawsuits against what it calls deceptive advertisers based in Brazil, China, and Vietnam. As part of the effort, the advertisers’ methods of payment have been suspended, related accounts have been disabled, and the website domain names used to pull…
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Tech Firms Aren’t Just Encouraging Their Workers to Use AI. They’re Enforcing It.
From small startups to giants including Meta and Google, tech companies are factoring AI use into performance reviews and trying to track productivity gains.
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Meta and AMD Agree to AI Chips Deal Worth More Than $100 Billion
The deal could result in Meta owning as much as 10% of AMD’s stock as the chipmaker seeks to challenge Nvidia.
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WhatsApp is adding another lock to your account
Meta has released WhatsApp Beta for Android 2.26.7.8 through the Google Play Beta Program. The update includes references to password-protected accounts, indicating plans to introduce an additional layer of protection beyond the app’s current authentication options. WhatsApp is exploring the implementation of a feature that will introduce a password (Source: WABetaInfo) The feature will allow…
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Anthropic’s Pentagon Problems
Plus, cleaning up cloud storage, Google’s TPU gambit, Meta goes on trial and a “Fitbit for farts”
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Mark Zuckerberg Grilled on Usage Goals, Underage Users at California Trial
The Meta CEO said the company no longer issues goals for its teams for time spent by users on its platforms.
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Meta Business Admins Exposed by 2FA-Harvesting Chrome Extension
A malicious Google Chrome extension masquerading as a productivity tool for Meta Business users has been found stealing two-factor authentication secrets and sensitive business data, enabling silent takeover of Facebook and Instagram assets. The extension, CL Suite by @CLMasters, advertises itself as a way to streamline Meta Business workflows, but Socket researchers say it quietly…
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EU targets Meta over WhatsApp AI access restrictions
The European Commission believes Meta breached EU competition rules by blocking other AI assistants from accessing and interacting with users on WhatsApp. The case centers on a change Meta announced on 15 October 2025 to the WhatsApp Business Solution Terms. The update effectively blocked third-party, general-purpose AI assistants from operating on WhatsApp. Since 15 January…
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EU targets Meta over WhatsApp AI access restrictions
The European Commission believes Meta breached EU competition rules by blocking other AI assistants from accessing and interacting with users on WhatsApp. The case centers on a change Meta announced on 15 October 2025 to the WhatsApp Business Solution Terms. The update effectively blocked third-party, general-purpose AI assistants from operating on WhatsApp. Since 15 January…
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Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem
Members of Congress are demanding answers from Meta after it ran advertisements by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that they say included imagery and music intended to appeal to white nationalists and neo-Nazis. In a letter sent to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Reps. Becca Balint, D-Vt., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., questioned how the social media…
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Does Meta Have a Death Wish?
There are times when I’m convinced that Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has a death wish. The reasons include uneven moderation, large numbers of scam ads, a corporate structure that gives too much power to the CEO – who often seems out of control – and what appears to be a war on governments. None…
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Does Meta Have a Death Wish?
There are times when I’m convinced that Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has a death wish. The reasons include uneven moderation, large numbers of scam ads, a corporate structure that gives too much power to the CEO – who often seems out of control – and what appears to be a war on governments. None…