Meta bolsters Muse safety warning after security vulnerability found, The Information reports

On September 25, Meta Platforms confirmed the addition of a more prominent safety notice within its AI agent Muse after a security researcher uncovered a flaw that could potentially expose sensitive user data. The vulnerability, disclosed through Meta's bug bounty program, allowed an attacker to potentially access a user's dedicated virtual machine, a cloud-based account containing personal data such as emails and files.

According to an internal Meta incident report, this vulnerability was classified as a SEV-2, Meta's third-highest severity level on a five-point scale, which typically signifies incidents with significant impact. Despite the severity, Meta did not immediately comment on the issue. Muse, a personal AI agent introduced earlier this month, has swiftly gained popularity, ranking among the top free apps on Apple's App Store and Google Play in the United States and Canada, with approximately 2.8 million downloads in its first two weeks.