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Log into any Instagram by asking Meta’s AI nicely (pivot-to-ai.com)
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Hooray for the Meta AI Support Assistant!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUkDMUrfQiU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260602-log-into-any-instagram-by-asking-metas-ai-nicely - podcast

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[–] jaschop@awful.systems 1 points 2 days ago

This hack also waltzes past two-factor authentication.

The Krebs article didn't substantiate that. Is there a source of people getting past MFA with the hack?

[–] BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 10 points 6 days ago

Before, the human was the weakest part of any cybersecurity system. AI changes this.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago

It's like people used a "what not to do" list as a checklist