Zero-Click AI Worm Can Hack WeChat Accounts Via Calls

US firm alerts WeChat to AI hacking tool

A US startup used AI models to identify a potentially devastating bug in Chinese super-app WeChat.

This AI-Developed Computer Worm Could Have Hijacked a Billion Accounts

The demo attack against WeChat highlights the disturbing possibility that an AI-developed computer worm could be unleashed to hack devices globally. A cybersecurity company used AI to quickly develop a computer worm capable of hacking over a billion accounts on the Chinese messaging service WeChat.Palo Alto-based Calif disclosed the already-patched computer worm to warn the public about the threat of AI-driven hacks. …

WeWorm: First Zero-Click Worm Spreads Through WeChat Calls on iOS and Android

WeWorm is the first zero-click worm to spread via WeChat calls on iOS and Android. Calif researchers found the WeChat RCE flaw - now patched by Tencent.

Calif security firm built AI-powered WeChat worm WeWorm

The worm could hijack accounts and spread to contacts with a single unanswered call, potentially reaching hundreds of millions of devices within hours

Using AI, Calif Creates Demo WeChat Exploit that Spreads Through Phone Calls

The compromise only takes seconds and can let attackers read and send messages, make calls, and take actions on the victim’s behalf.

WeChat's 1.4 Billion Users Faced a Dangerous Security Flaw. AI Helped Turn It Into a Self-Spreading Worm.

Palo Alto cybersecurity company Calif described WeWorm as the first known zero-click worm that can spread through WeChat calls on both Apple's iOS and Google's Android.