A user got the AI to export his followers — and his followers' followers

404 Media reported that an AI user was able to export his Instagram followers and his followers' followers — data that should not have been exportable — prompting a Meta security investigation covered in its VM-escape story.

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How it works

User obtained an export of his followers, The export extended to followers' followers, Meta's security team investigated

Why it’s worth knowing

Two hops of follower graph were exportable through a consumer agent.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on 404media.co. See the original ↗

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