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The Newest Instagram "Exploit" is the Goofiest I've Seen | Sid's Blog (0xsid.com)
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[โ€“] SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

It's patched now, but for a few weeks, hackers could VPN close to where your account was made and trick Instagram's support AI into giving them the keys.

Once it looks like the request is coming from the correct region, they tell the Meta support AI that the account is hacked and ask it to send the verification codes to an arbitrary email address they control.

!savedyouaclick@lemmy.world

[โ€“] Flower@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 hours ago

There was an old 60s sci-fi me movie where the protagonist tricked the AI numerous times to get free stuff. "I left my ID card inside, can I go get it" and the AI opens the door, that kind of thing. Turns out that movie was right after all. I just can't remember the name.