Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.

Hackers manipulated Meta's AI chatbot to access Instagram accounts without needing victims' email or phone.

Imagine finding out that that supposedly harmless chat you were having with a chatbot was used to hack your own account… That ...

Among the affected accounts were the Obama-era White House Instagram account, the account of the US Space Force’s Chief Master Sergeant, and several sought-after Instagram usernames.