Hacks & Breaches · May 2026Gaffe level: Rampage
Hackers Just Asked Meta's AI Support Bot to Hand Over 20,000 Instagram Accounts
Attackers used basic text prompts to convince Meta's AI-powered High Touch Support assistant to re-link Instagram accounts to attacker-controlled emails, then bypassed weak verification to reset passwords. More than 20,000 accounts were taken over, including the former Obama White House account and Sephora. The breach came from the AI system's own design flaws: elevated admin privileges and prompt-persuadable account recovery.
Source: 404 Media
Blind Veterans Near Chicago Received Free AI Glasses
About 50 veterans with vision loss received free Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses with hands-on training in Rosemont ahead of Veterans Day. Meta and the Blinded Veterans Association plan to provide the glasses to 130,000 veterans nationwide, helping with reading, navigation, calls, and email.
Source: FOX 32 Chicago