Attackers exploited Meta’s AI support chatbot to reset Instagram passwords and hijack accounts without accessing victims’ email inboxes. Attackers abused Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to reset Instagram passwords and hijack accounts without accessing victims’ email inboxes. The issue affected several users, including high-profile accounts, before Instagram fixed the flaw. Security researcher Jane Wong and other…
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Instagram users locked out after Meta AI abused to steal accounts
Multiple Instagram users had their accounts hijacked after attackers convinced Meta’s AI-powered support tools that they were the legitimate owners. […]
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Hackers Abused Meta’s AI Support Bot to Hijack Major Instagram Accounts
Hackers abused Meta’s AI support bot to hijack major Instagram accounts, bypassing security checks as videos showed the flaw before Meta fixed the issue.
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Meta AI customer support tricked into forwarding password reset codes
Cybercriminals engaged with Meta’s AI chatbot, convincing it to initiate a password reset sequence for a user’s account without proper identity verification.
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Meet Mark Zuckerberg’s Right-Hand Man Who’s Unleashing AI at Meta
Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s outspoken chief technology officer, has a new mission: transforming the company’s workforce using AI.
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Smashing Security podcast #466: Meta sees everything, Copy Fail, and a deepfake gets hired
Meta’s smart glasses promise privacy “designed for you” – but everything they record was being beamed off to workers in Nairobi to label by hand. When those workers blew the whistle, Meta sacked all 1,108 of them. Meanwhile, the IT press is in a frenzy over a new Linux bug called “Copy Fail” – complete…
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Higher Costs Are Raising AI’s Profit Bar
Plus, AI’s drug-discovery challenge, the capital-spending craze and Meta’s borrowing.
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Microsoft and OpenAI’s Split May Help Both
Plus, China scuttles Meta’s acquisition and tech layoffs proliferate.
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Apple’s New Boss
Plus: The staying power of internal combustion, Meta’s huge layoffs, Marc Benioff’s take on AI and software, and more.
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Meta Names New Leader of Push to Adopt AI Throughout Its Workforce
Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s chief technology officer, will oversee the company’s “AI For Work” initiatives as focus shifts away from the metaverse.
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Meta turns to AI to sniff out scams on Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp
Meta’s new tools on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp protect users from scams. They use advanced AI systems to analyze text, images, and surrounding context and identify sophisticated scam patterns. Facebook alerts for suspicious friend requests (Source: Meta) The systems detect impersonation of celebrities, public figures, and brands. They also identify deceptive links and domain impersonation…
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Messenger can warn you about sketchy links without knowing what you clicked
Meta’s Advanced browsing protection (ABP) helps Messenger identify and warn users about potentially harmful websites they open from a chat. Malicious sites can try to steal passwords, collect personal information, or install malware. Advanced browsing protection (Source: Meta) “In its standard setting, Safe Browsing uses on-device models to analyze malicious links shared in chats. But…