Meta AI Bug Exposed 34,000 Instagram Accounts, 20,000 Breached
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Mike Isaac, Eli Tan
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Summary
A bug in Meta's new artificial intelligence software left over 34,000 Instagram accounts vulnerable to takeover. Of those, 20,000 accounts were breached, exposing personal data including email addresses, phone numbers, and birth dates. Meta stated the flaw has been fixed.
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Of the 34,000 accounts, 20,000 were breached, giving hackers access to the account holders' email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and other personal data.
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