Hong Kong police report 150 WhatsApp account hijacking cases in two weeks, with losses over HK$26 million, as scammers use AI to impersonate loved ones via voice messages.
Hackers exploited Meta's AI customer support to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts, bypassing traditional security. The AI failed to adequately verify identity during account recovery, allowing attackers to change linked emails and reset passwords. This signals a new attack vector: "tricking AI" rather than "hacking systems."
Instagram's AI-powered account recovery was exploited to hijack valuable accounts using deepfaked videos of users. Attackers bypassed security measures, including two-factor authentication, by tricking the AI with synthetic media, leading to the compromise of high-value handles.
