Meta Says A.I.-assisted Account Hijackings Began in April ⇥ this.weekinsecurity.com

Zack Whittaker, This Week in Security:

According to the data breach notice filed with Maine’s attorney general’s office late on Friday, Meta notified at least 20,225 people that their accounts had been compromised, including 30 people in Maine.

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According to Maine’s listing, the hacks began around April 17 and lasted until this week, when Meta said that it had secured the chatbot. Instagram reportedly started notifying affected individuals earlier this week by sending a password reset notification, even as some reported that the hacks were ongoing.

It got worse again. That is a large number of accounts but, more notable to me, a long duration for this vulnerability to be live, from less than a month after the A.I. support bot launched until last week.