Hacking hackers InstagramCompany defends last month over security flaw in artificial intelligence chatbot, New York Times I mentioned Tuesday (June 9).
In total, 34,000 accounts are on deadThe owned social networking site was affected, according to the report, which cited internal documents. Of these, 20,000 were hacked, giving hackers access to personal data.
A hacking group discovered a bug last month in its Meta customer service tool that allowed anyone to use an AI-powered chatbot to reset Instagram account passwords, the report said. The hacker simply had to ask the bot to change the password.
Among the affected accounts are those of a home security company SimpliSafe And adults Space Force Official, according to the report. In the latest case, hackers began posting messages comparing the US conflict in Iran to the Vietnam War.
Meta said that it could not determine what information the hackers had stolen or accessed, but it had fixed the flaw, according to the report.
“Some of our internal checks failed in this case, but it was not due to the AI agent itself, and we have addressed the root cause,” a Meta spokesperson said. Andy StoneAccording to the report, adding that the company is notifying regulators and relevant persons.
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The incident is the latest in a series of “hiccups” related to Meta’s AI as it pivots TechnologyThe report said. The company is integrating artificial intelligence into its platforms, which also include Facebook and WhatsAppwhile also spending billions of dollars to compete with artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg The tech giant said its future will depend on its rapid transformation to become an AI-first company. This transition did not go smoothly, according to the report. Employees were angry about software that tracks their computer activity for AI training. Meta has too Demobilization Thousands of workers as it increases its focus on artificial intelligence.
this month, David Plotinskypartner in Morgan LewisDiscuss the impact of technology at the national level protection with International competition policyA piments a company.
“There will be a need, not just in foreign investment, but across the board, for new ways of thinking about artificial intelligence,” Plotinsky said.
“We need to think, for example, about how things like artificial intelligence will increase the ability of foreign adversaries to even seize and leverage public data to try to use social media and other platforms to influence public opinion,” he added.
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