Dhaka, June 3 -- Hackers have exploited Meta's AI-powered support chatbot to gain control of high-profile Instagram accounts, The Guardian reports.

The UK daily said Meta had fixed the vulnerability after security researchers exposed how the chatbot could be manipulated to reset account passwords.

The targets included the Obama White House Instagram account, beauty retailer Sephora and the account of US Space Force Chief Master Sergeant John Bentivegna, according to the newspaper.

Ordinary users also reported similar account takeovers on Reddit and X.

Security researchers and hacking groups shared videos and screenshots on Telegram showing how the exploit worked.

One video posted on X appeared to show a hacker instructing Meta's AI s...