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.

The US$1.52 trillion company, which owns Instagram, Facebook and other major social media platforms, confirmed it has patched the issue but not before the security bungle was revealed online.

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