Meta AI had a privacy flaw that let users see other people's chats, hacker gets Rs 8.5 lakh for reporting it
Hodkasia revealed that it was this simplicity of the ID structure that made it dangerously easy for anyone with basic technical skills to exploit the flaw. The vulnerability essentially bypassed all user-specific access checks, exposing private AI interactions to malicious actors.Following Hodkasia's discovery, Meta addressed the issue by rolling out a fix on 24 January 2025 and confirmed to TechCrunch that their internal investigation found no evidence that the bug had been misused or exploited.While the issue has been fixed, this incident has also raised concerns around the security and privacy of AI chatbots, especially as companies rush to build and launch AI-powered products to compete in the space. Meta also launched its AI assistant and dedicated app earlier this year to challenge rivals like ChatGPT. However, in the past few months, the AI platform has come under fire for several other privacy-related missteps. Some users previously reported that their AI conversations were publicly viewable, despite assuming they were private.Many users reported incidents where their own posts or the private conversations of others appeared in Meta AI's public Discovery feed. This raised serious privacy concerns. While Meta says that chats are private by default and only become public if users explicitly share them, users noted that the app's confusing settings and vague warnings have left many people unaware about the fact that their personal photos or prompts made to Meta AI could end up visible to others.- Ends
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