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Calif Research demos WeWorm, an AI-built zero-click worm that spreads via WeChat calls on iOS and Android without user interaction.
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4 articles · newest firstResearchers Build WeChat Zero-Click Worm Hijacking Phones via Calls
Calif researchers built WeWorm, a zero-click worm exploiting a WeChat VoIP memory-corruption RCE that Tencent has now patched.
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WeChat worm could pwn a friend before they even answered the call
Calif researchers demoed WeWorm, a zero-click WeChat VoIP memory-corruption worm enabling account takeover; Tencent patched it August 21.
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“Zero-click” WeChat worm could hijack accounts and spread via a single call
Researchers discovered a critical memory corruption flaw in WeChat's VoIP stack enabling a zero-click worm, WeWorm, that hijacks accounts via calls; Tencent patched it.
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