AI-Powered WaTracker App Circumvents WhatsApp Privacy Controls
Date: 2026-03-01
Attack vector: rce
Category: real-world
Severity: High

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2026-03-01-0936, dated 2026-03-01. Classified attack vector: rce. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-03-01-0936) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


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