Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld explains how Instagram’s new AI features automatically use public posts for AI generation unless users manually opt out through privacy settings. Meta introduced 30 AI effects…
When it comes to securing accounts against hackers, passkeys are now widely considered the gold standard. And yet they are still not offered by one in four major apps and services on the internet, including…
The widespread hacking campaign that relied on simply asking Meta AI’s chatbot to take over a victim’s Instagram account appears to have continued even after the company said the issue had been resolved. Meanwhile, the…
Instagram has resolved a security issue that allowed several users’ accounts to get hacked. The attack appeared to rely on tricking Meta’s own AI-powered support chatbot into granting access to a victim’s account. Over the…
A hacker posted the personal data of several of his hacking victims on his Instagram account named @ihackthegovernment, according to a court document. Last week, Nicholas Moore, 24, a resident of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty…
Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached. That seemingly contradicts a Friday Bluesky post from antivirus software company Malwarebytes, which shared a screenshot of an email…
Anyone who’s been on Facebook recently knows the platform is plagued by advertising and other posts from scammers and other frauds. But the massive scale of the issue is no surprise to parent company Meta,…
Under normal circumstances, Instagram asks you to log in to view posts, especially ones on private accounts. But there are ways to view content without your account, allowing you to remain anonymous. Here’s how to…
Earlier this summer, Instagram launched a new feature called Maps. The idea: You and other friends can share your location in real time, in what Meta calls a “new, lightweight way to connect.” (Having lived…
Instagram launched in the summer of 2010, which Apple fans remember as the year of the first iPad. But if the two things seemed destined to work beautifully together–an intuitive tablet with a big sharp…