The social media giant has informed authorities about the impact of the recent attack involving an account recovery support tool.
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Meta AI Hands Over High-Profile Instagram Accounts to Hackers
Exploiting a confused deputy weakness, the hackers simply asked the chatbot to link the account to a new email address.
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Account Takeover Fraud Caused $262 Million in Losses in 2025: FBI
Cybercriminals impersonating financial institutions have targeted individuals, businesses, and organizations of different sizes.
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Vulnerability Exposed All Open VSX Repositories to Takeover
A vulnerability in the extension publishing mechanism of Open VSX could have allowed attackers to tamper with any repository.
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Microsoft 365 Targeted in New Phishing, Account Takeover Attacks
Threat actors are abusing Microsoft 365 infrastructure in a BEC campaign, and target its users in two brand impersonation campaigns.
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AWS Patches Vulnerabilities Potentially Allowing Account Takeovers
AWS has patched vulnerabilities in several products, including flaws that could have been exploited to take over accounts.
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