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The Meta hack shows thereโ€™s more to AI security than Mythos

On June 5, 404 Media reported that attackers had been using Metaโ€™s AI customer support agent to steal Instagram accounts. Their approach was simple: They asked the agent to link the accounts to email addresses that they controlled, and the agent complied. One attacker broke into

The Meta hack shows thereโ€™s more to AI security than Mythos
MIT Tech Review โ€” 5 June 2026
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On June 5, 404 Media reported that attackers had been using Metaโ€™s AI customer support agent to steal Instagram accounts. Their approach was simple: They asked the agent to link the accounts to email addresses that they controlled, and the agent complied. One attacker broke into the dormant Obama White House account and made pro-Iranโ€ฆ

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