… The attack appeared to rely on tricking Meta’s own AI-powered support chatbot into granting access to a victim’s account. Over the weekend, several users on Reddit claimed that their Instagram accounts had been compromised, and a number of users on X warned of similar account hijackings. …
… Back in 2023, hackers similarly abused access to an email account run by Namecheap to send out phishing emails aimed at stealing people’s credentials. …
… As 404 Media noted , Meta announced in March that it was implementing AI to automate its support to users, saying the AI-powered chatbot was “designed to resolve account issues from start to finish,” and would have the ability to “reset your password securely.” That suggests the chatbot can perform… …
… On its part, OpenAI said that it saw unauthorized access and theft of credentials “in a limited subset of internal source code repositories to which the two impacted employees had access.” According to the AI giant, “only limited credential material” was taken from the affected code repositories. …
… Failure to do this may result in losing access to your account and all stored data,” read the message purporting to come from an account called Signal Support. …
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… The board also called out the social media giant for charging users for Meta Verified access, which is supposed to include “24/7 access to email or chat agent support,” but failing to provide users with disabled accounts any sort of “meaningful assistance.” Meta users across Facebook, Instagram, an… …
… Isuru Fonseka, a Sydney-based developer whose account was similarly compromised, woke up to charges of roughly AUD $17,000 despite believing he had a $250 spending cap in place. …
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… My question for you, reader, is whether these rules go too far or if they are appropriate and provide the kind of reporting and data collection needed to keep these companies accountable? …