{
  "id": 6767255,
  "title": "Researchers Build AI-Powered WeChat Worm That Spreads Through Calls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/researchers-build-ai-powered-wechat-worm-that-spreads-through-calls",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-11T14:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/11/researchers-build-ai-powered-wechat-worm-that-spreads-through-calls/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A team of researchers from Palo Alto-based Calif have developed a self-spreading worm called WeWorm that can take over WeChat accounts through incoming calls on both Android and iOS devices. The worm works even when the victim does not answer the call. Once successful, the attacker can gain control of the account, read and send messages, make calls, and act as the account owner. The researchers described WeWorm as the first zero-click worm capable of spreading through WeChat calls. AI played a significant role in the development of the exploit, with the researchers stating that an initial exploit took about two days of active work and another week was spent developing the worm. Tencent confirmed the vulnerability and released updates for Android and iOS users to fix the issue. However, there is no evidence that users were affected by the vulnerability, as Tencent has not received any reports of exploitation. WeChat, with over 1.439 billion monthly active users, had a significant potential reach, making the vulnerability particularly concerning.",
  "summary": "Security researchers at Palo Alto-based Calif say they used AI tools to build a self-spreading worm capable of taking over … Read More The post Researchers Build AI-Powered WeChat Worm That Spreads Through Calls appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}