AI-built 'WeWorm' Could Rapidly Hack WeChat, NYT Reports

"Calif said the attack, which it named WeWorm, was the first known computer worm—a type of malicious software that can leap from machine to machine on its own absent human help —that could spread across Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems without needing a victim to click or tap..."

New: New: Researchers used AI models to build a powerful mobile worm that could fully compromise any WeChat account across iOS and Android in seconds, showcasing how AI is upending the cybersecurity ecosystem. The worm took barely more than a week to build. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...

Researchers say they used AI to build a zero-click worm that can hack WeChat accounts and spread across iOS and Android; Tencent says it fixed the vulnerability (Dustin Volz/New York Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

We are so fucked A.I. Models Built a Computer Worm That Could Rapidly Hack WeChat Accounts www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...

WeChat hier ja nicht so verbreitet. Aber: malware, die sich auf iOS und Android nur durch einen Anruf verbreitet 😳 calif.io/research/wew...

Calif developed a zero-click worm that spread through WeChat calls across iOS and Android blog.calif.io/p/weworm

AI deployment without regulation or penalty for misuse poses dangers. Here’s one more example.

Eine KI hat eine Schwachstelle in WeChat gefunden, über die man in kürzester Zeit eine Milliarde Konten hätte übernehmen können. Sie ist bereits geschlossen.

A WeChat worm demo took over iPhone and Android accounts through incoming calls from existing contacts; Calif says Tencent blocked the exploit.

AI-powered "clickless" worm, WeWorm, exploited WeChat calls. Calif Company developed it. Vulnerability patched on client (Android 8.0.77, iOS 8.0.76) & server sides. @Tencent confirms.

People are panicking on the wire this week. They found WeWorm, a zero-click exploit that spreads via WeChat calls on Android and iOS, and now everyone is calling it a return of the mobile epidemic. #vulnerability #infosec

Since there is a pay wall on the NYTimes article here a full article...this is more important for people to know then paying for subscription: thehackernews.com/2026/09/wech...

A missed WeChat call hijacks your account — AI wrote the exploit in two days #Cybersecurity #ZeroClickExploit #Calif

🖲️ #Noticia #CiberSeguridad #Cybersecurity #CiberNoticia WeChat Zero-Click Worm Took Over Accounts on iPhone and Android via Incoming Calls Leer Más / Read More...

"WeWorm": Zero-click worm could have taken over all WeChat accounts https://www.heise.de/en/news/WeWorm-Zero-click-worm-could-have-taken-over-all-WeChat-accounts-11445510.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into heise online international @heise-online-international-heiseonline