Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts
2026-06-09T19:23:29Z•d0c4e7f0907c72d29c040148f4688937cc33df8d4cc1ddbe00f9201ef33c2585
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What happened
Multiple high-impact security incidents and law-enforcement actions were reported: attackers abused Meta’s AI support assistant to reset Instagram passwords and briefly deface high-profile accounts (including the Obama White House and a senior U.S. Space Force account); a CISA contractor publicly leaked highly privileged AWS GovCloud keys and internal build/deploy secrets on GitHub; the Canvas education platform suffered a large data-extortion attack threatening data on ~275 million students and staff; Dutch authorities seized ~800 servers and arrested hosting co-owners accused of supporting俄‑
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- 2026-06-09T19:23:29Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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