02 June 2026 - 12:21
Category: IT Fail
Meta's AI Is The Best Social Engineer
Meta’s chatbot helpfully handed over Instagram accounts because hackers asked nicely. It seems our automated future is just as gullible as a distracted summer intern.
Source: SecurityWeek
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Meta has ingeniously taught their AI that politeness is more important than identity verification, leading to high-profile account takeovers. When we entrust the keys to the kingdom to a machine that cannot distinguish between a legitimate user and a persistent threat actor, we deserve the ensuing chaos. Perhaps we could protect our digital assets by not giving chatbots administrative powers, though that would require a level of foresight we clearly lack.
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