An AI-generated worm demonstrated how a single unanswered call could compromise over a billion WeChat accounts.
FO Take · Score 85
AI is not just optimising; it is weaponising. This worm, built by an AI, highlights how quickly digital vulnerabilities can be discovered and exploited at scale. Trusting platforms like WeChat with personal data becomes a fool's errand when AI can so readily undermine their integrity. Digital safety is an illusion. We are merely one algorithm away from total exposure.
The strongest counter
This was a controlled security test, promptly patched. It proves AI can *find* vulnerabilities, but also that security firms are proactively using it to *protect* users. This is a win for digital defence.
