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"path": "/2026/06/09/meta-admits-its-ai-helped-hackers-compromise-20000-instagram-accounts/",
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"textContent": "So last week we noted how Meta’s AI support assistant doled out access to high-profile Instagram accounts after hackers simply asked for it. Outside of using a VPN to match the account holder’s region, the hackers didn’t have to do literally anything of note to convince the Meta AI chatbot to provide access, suggesting like […]",
"title": "Meta Admits Its ‘AI’ Helped Hackers Compromise 20,000 Instagram Accounts"
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