AI-built mobile worm can fully compromise any WeChat account in seconds, built in just over a week
dylfreed · x · 2026-09-08
Researchers used AI models to build a powerful mobile worm capable of fully compromising any WeChat account on both iOS and Android within seconds. The worm took barely more than a week to create, highlighting how AI is upending the cybersecurity ecosystem by drastically lowering the cost and time to develop potent attack tools.
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