Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.

Nothing claims to have lost control of its Instagram account, although there are more than a few reasons to be suspicious.

A hacker has pulled back the curtain on a venture-backed startup quietly flooding Instagram with AI-generated personalities, exposing a hidden economy where synthetic “people” are hired to sell ...

Hack of the day: If your Instagram account gets hacked, stop trying random “recovery experts” on Telegram or Instagram comments. Meta recommends using the official hacked-account flow immediately.