AI TRENDS | Meta Discloses Instagram Breach Affecting Up to 20,225 Accounts

Meta disclosed an Instagram data breach that gave bad actors access to up to 20,225 accounts. According to NS3.AI, the exploit occurred in April and involved High Touch Support, Instagram’s AI-assisted account recovery system. Meta said the incident enabled unauthorized access to affected accounts through the account recovery feature. The company did not provide additional details in the disclosure beyond the scope of accounts impacted and the system involved.