Hackers tricked Instagram's AI chatbot
Digest more
Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — continues to integrate AI across its platform. Unfortunately, it appears the company overlooked a major flaw: Meta's AI support chatbot could apparently be tricked into providing unauthorized users with login access to any Instagram account.
Cybercriminals created a zero-day exploit with AI, the first example of artificial intelligence finding and hacking software for an illicit enterprise, the tech giant says in a new report.
The U.S. government's lead civilian cyber agency is heading into the AI era with shrinking resources and a diminished role as Washington scrambles to assemble a multi-agency response to emerging AI
How computer worms and AI chatbots pose a ‘new era’ of hacking threats -
Chompie, one of the world's tops ethical hackers, says AI like Claude Mythos will make it harder for people like her to compete.
The cybersecurity landscape has shifted to a revolutionary period in which artificial intelligence is used as a sword and armor, and both hackers and defenders are in a race that began with an ever-advancing technology battle. The deployment by Russian ...
A severe security flaw in Meta’s automated AI support assistant allowed hackers to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts via basic prompt injection. Attackers spoofed target locations via a VPN and instructed the chatbot to alter account-linked email ...
Plus: State-sponsored AI hacking is here, Google hosts a CBP face recognition app, and more of the week’s top security news. The United States issued a seizure warrant to Starlink this week related to satellite internet infrastructure used in a scam ...