1 breach20K affected in allTechinstagram.com
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attackers tricked Meta AI support assistant into hijacking 20,225 Instagram accountsJan 118 months agoAI or modelUnverified | Jan 118 months ago | AI or model | Tech | Unverified | 20K |
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- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · data_types: ["emails","location","phone","dob","messages","other","credentials"]
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · discovered: 2026-05
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · summary: Hackers asked Meta's AI-powered support assistant to add attacker email addresses to Instagram accounts and send reset links, taking over accounts without 2FA. Meta said a bug in a separate code path failed to check the email matched the ac
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · title: Attackers tricked Meta AI support assistant into hijacking 20,225 Instagram accounts
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · source_type: press
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · source_url: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-ai-support-data-breach-affects-20-000-instagram-accounts/
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · country: US
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · attack: ai-model
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · data_types: ["emails","location","phone","dob","messages","other"]
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · records_basis: organization
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · records: 20225
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · summary: Meta disclosed that its AI-powered High Touch Support tool failed to check that a password reset email matched the account, letting attackers take over 20,225 Instagram accounts without 2FA starting April 17, 2026. Account content, direct m
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · title: Attackers abused Meta AI support tool to hijack 20,225 Instagram accounts
- 2026-09-25 · Instagram, 2026-01-11 · added
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