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March 16, 2026
GovInfoSecurity
OpenClaw Exposes Hidden Risks in Agentic AI
https://www.govinfosecurity.com/openclaw-exposes-hidden-risks-in-agentic-ai-a-31035
March 16, 2026
NTD
China’s ‘Lobster’ AI Craze Draws Security Warnings as Operating Costs Rise
https://www.ntd.com/chinas-lobster-ai-craze-draws-security-warnings-as-operating-costs-rise_1132464.html
March 16, 2026
rthk.hk (HK)
IT chief urges caution over OpenClaw security risks
https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1847482-20260316.htm
March 16, 2026
TechCrunch
Nvidia’s version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/16/nvidias-version-of-openclaw-could-solve-its-biggest-problem-security/
March 16, 2026
TechJuice (PK)
Researchers Warn OpenClaw AI Agents Are Leaking User Data
https://www.techjuice.pk/researchers-warn-openclaw-ai-agents-are-leaking-user-data/
March 16, 2026
The Star (MY)
Hong Kong warns govt departments not to install AI tool OpenClaw
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/03/16/hong-kong-warns-govt-departments-not-to-install-ai-tool-openclaw
March 16, 2026
Twitter/Guanxing/@CertiK
Skill Scanning Is Not a Security Boundary
https://x.com/hhj4ck/status/2033527312042315816
March 16, 2026
VentureBeat
OpenClaw can bypass your EDR, DLP and IAM without triggering a single alert
https://venturebeat.com/security/openclaw-can-bypass-your-edr-dlp-and-iam-without-triggering-a-single-alert
March 15, 2026
Global Times (CN)
China issues risk warning regarding OpenClaw application security in internet financial sector
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356997.shtml
March 15, 2026
Inc
How to Experiment Safely With OpenClaw Without Risking Your Company’s Data
https://www.inc.com/hauwa-otori/how-to-experiment-safely-with-openclaw-without-risking-your-companys-data/91314594
March 15, 2026
InfoQ
AWS Launches Managed Openclaw on Lightsail Amid Critical Security Vulnerabilities
https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/03/aws-lightsail-openclaw-security/
March 15, 2026
TechRadar
Chinese government cracks down on in-office OpenClaw use over potential security risks
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/chinese-government-cracks-down-on-in-office-openclaw-use-over-potential-security-risks
March 15, 2026
Xinhua (CN)
Explainer: In OpenClaw frenzy, should we be cheery or worried?
https://english.news.cn/20260315/a9c732696e7744f2bedb4668a4ef5e6a/c.html
March 14, 2026
declawed.io
DECLAWED - A live threat intelligence dashboard built by SecurityScorecard's STRIKE Team providing visibility into the global exposure of OpenClaw AI agent control panels
https://declawed.io/
March 14, 2026
nst.com.my
New Straits Times (MY) - Security risks of AI bot OpenClaw grips China - March 14, 2026
https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2026/03/1397085/security-risks-ai-bot-openclaw-grips-china
March 14, 2026
openclaw.allegro.earth
OpenClaw Exposure Watchboard - This page lists publicly reachable active OpenClaw instances for defensive awareness
https://openclaw.allegro.earth/
March 14, 2026
thehackernews.com
The Hacker News - OpenClaw AI Agent Flaws Could Enable Prompt Injection and Data Exfiltration - March 14, 2026
https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/openclaw-ai-agent-flaws-could-enable.html
March 13, 2026
bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - China’s OpenClaw Obsession Is a Risky Gamble on Experimental AI - March 13, 2026
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-13/gripped-by-openclaw-china-runs-massive-risky-ai-experiment
March 13, 2026
globaltimes.cn
Global Times - China issues risk alert on viral AI agent OpenClaw, urging users to limit privileges - March 13, 2026
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356933.shtml
March 13, 2026
scmp.com
South China Morning Post - Hong Kong government workers warned not to install OpenClaw due to security risks - March 13, 2026
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3346552/hong-kong-government-workers-warned-not-install-openclaw-due-security-risks
March 12, 2026
businessinsider.com
Business Insider - China rushed to use OpenClaw. Now, some stressed-out users are forking out cash to uninstall the AI agent - March 12, 2026
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-openclaw-lobster-craze-uninstall-ai-agent-paid-side-hustle-2026-3
March 12, 2026
caixinglobal.com
Caixin Global - Tech Brief (March 12): MIIT Warns of Security Risks in OpenClaw - March 12, 2026
https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-03-12/tech-brief-march-12-miit-warns-of-security-risks-in-openclaw-102422191.html
March 12, 2026
fastcompany.com
Fast Company - China went crazy for OpenClaw. Now it’s working to ban it - March 12, 2026
https://www.fastcompany.com/91507241/china-went-crazy-for-openclaw-now-its-working-to-ban-it
March 12, 2026
scmp.com
South China Morning Post - Amid OpenClaw frenzy, China’s central bank adds to cybersecurity warnings - March 12, 2026
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3346352/amid-openclaw-frenzy-chinas-central-bank-adds-cybersecurity-warnings
March 12, 2026
techwireasia.com
TechWireAsia - OpenClaw: The agentic AI security wake-up call enterprises didn’t ask for - March 12, 2026
https://techwireasia.com/2026/03/openclaw-agentic-ai-security-enterprise-risks/
March 12, 2026
thestandard.com.hk
The Standard (HK) - Digital Policy Office warns of OpenClaw security risks as mainland moves to restrict use - March 12, 2026
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/article/326486/
March 12, 2026
Yunnan Normal University (CN)
关于防范OpenClaw(龙虾)开源AI智能体安全风险的预警提示
https://www.ynnu.edu.cn/info/1063/11389.htm
March 12, 2026
zdnet.com
ZDNet - Why Moltbook and OpenClaw are the fool's gold in our AI boom - March 12, 2026
https://www.zdnet.com/article/moltbook-and-openclaw-fools-gold-in-ai-boom/
March 11, 2026
bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - What Is OpenClaw? AI Marvel or Cybersecurity Nightmare? - March 11, 2026
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/what-is-the-openclaw-ai-agent-and-why-is-it-popular-in-china
March 11, 2026
radii.co
RADII - Why is China Suddenly Uninstalling Openclaw, the Free, Open-Source AI Agent? - March 11,2026
https://radii.co/article/china-uninstalls-openclaw-ai-reckoning
March 11, 2026
solutionsreview.com
Solutions Review - How OpenClaw’s Flawed Design Philosophy Left Organizations Exposed to Active Attacks - March 11, 2026
https://solutionsreview.com/endpoint-security/how-openclaws-flawed-design-philosophy-left-organizations-exposed-to-active-attacks/
March 11, 2026
x.com
Twitter - Risk Warning Regarding the Security Use of OpenClaw - Source: China CNCERT - March 11, 2026
https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2031757405915091121
March 10, 2026
bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - China Moves to Curb Use of OpenClaw AI for Banks, State Agencies - March 10, 2026
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/china-moves-to-limit-use-of-openclaw-ai-at-banks-government-agencies
March 10, 2026
cybersecuritynews.com
Cyber Security News - OpenClaw Advisory Surge Exposes Gap Between GitHub and CVE Vulnerability Tracking - March 10, 2026
https://cybersecuritynews.com/openclaw-advisory-surge-exposes-gap/
March 10, 2026
panewslab.com
PA News - The first victims of OpenClaw have emerged! 4 security basics you must know before installation - March 10, 2026
https://www.panewslab.com/en/articles/019cd75e-ad26-764d-81e7-69f4f665a32d
March 10, 2026
ReversingLabs
OpenClaw and AI risk: 3 AppSec lessons
https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/openclaw-agentic-ai-risk
March 10, 2026
scmp.com
South China Morning Post - China issues second warning on OpenClaw risks amid adoption frenzy - March 10, 2026
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3346138/china-issues-second-warning-openclaw-risks-amid-adoption-frenzy
March 10, 2026
Socket.dev
OpenClaw Advisory Surge Highlights Gaps Between GHSA and CVE Tracking
https://socket.dev/blog/openclaw-advisory-surge-highlights-gaps-between-ghsa-and-cve-tracking
March 10, 2026
trendmicro.com
TrendMicro - CISOs in a Pinch: A Security Analysis of OpenClaw - March 10, 2026
https://www.trendmicro.com/en/research/26/c/cisos-in-a-pinch-a-security-analysis-openclaw.html
March 10, 2026
x.com
Twitter - Quick OpenClaw update: 6.4K open issues / 5.5K open PRs / 230 unresolved security vulnerabilities (+200% MoM) - March 10, 2026
https://x.com/___4o____/status/2031313346692264174
March 9, 2026
bitget.com
Bitget - SlowMist CISO: Security Risk Found in USB Version of OpenClaw - March 9,2026
https://www.bitget.com/amp/news/detail/12560605248121
March 9, 2026
blogs.cisco.com
Cisco Blogs - How popular are AI tools like OpenClaw? Understanding AI usage across the network - March 9, 2026
https://blogs.cisco.com/security/understanding-ai-usage-across-the-network
March 9, 2026
dcert.de
Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH - Advisory 2026-0625 - OpenClaw: Multiple Vulnerabilities - March 9, 2026
https://www.dcert.de/advisories/2026-0625
March 9, 2026
scmp.com
South China Morning Post - Chinese local governments offer OpenClaw project subsidies as security questions linger - March 9, 2026
https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3345986/chinese-local-governments-offer-openclaw-project-subsidies-security-questions-linger
March 9, 2026
thehackernews.com
The Hacker News - Malicious npm Package Posing as OpenClaw Installer Deploys RAT, Steals macOS Credentials - March 9, 2026
https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/malicious-npm-package-posing-as.html
March 8, 2026
app.xinhuanet.com
Xinhua - AI "cultivating lobster" became popular, official tips → - March 8, 2026
https://app.xinhuanet.com/news/article.html?articleId=5dd7c78a0d4346780a4f32e67383e8ce
March 8, 2026
Binance News
China Warns of Security Risks in OpenClaw AI Agent
https://www.binance.com/en-IN/square/post/03-08-2026-china-warns-of-security-risks-in-openclaw-ai-agent-299254833994497
March 8, 2026
Global Times
China's state news media issues security warning over OpenClaw amid social media frenzy
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356590.shtml
March 8, 2026
krebsonsecurity.com
Krebs on Security - How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts - March 9,2026
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/03/how-ai-assistants-are-moving-the-security-goalposts/
March 8, 2026
research.jfrog.com
Jfrog Security Research - GhostClaw Unmasked: A Malicious npm Package Impersonating OpenClaw to Steal Everything - March 8, 2026
https://research.jfrog.com/post/ghostclaw-unmasked/
March 6, 2026
ccb.belgium.be
Belgium - Warning: Multiple critical vulnerabilities in OpenClaw's Nextcloud Talk plugin, Patch Immediately! - March 6, 2026
https://ccb.belgium.be/advisories/warning-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-openclaws-nextcloud-talk-plugin-patch
March 6, 2026
Lawfare
China’s Agentic AI Controversy
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/china-s-agentic-ai-controversy
March 6, 2026
malwarebytes.com
MalwareBytes - Beware of fake OpenClaw installers, even if Bing points you to GitHub - March 6, 2026
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/03/beware-of-fake-openclaw-installers-even-if-bing-points-you-to-github
March 5, 2026
Forbes
Five Things You Should Not Do With OpenClaw
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/2026/03/05/five-things-you-should-not-do-with-openclaw/
March 5, 2026
grith.ai
A GitHub Issue Title Compromised 4,000 Developer Machines
https://grith.ai/blog/clinejection-when-your-ai-tool-installs-another
March 5, 2026
Heimdal Security
OpenClaw Incidents Show Why AI Adoption Pressure Puts Companies at Risk
https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/openclaw-incidents-ai-adoption-risk/
March 5, 2026
InfoWorld
What I learned as an undercover agent on Moltbook
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4138099/what-i-learned-as-an-undercover-agent-on-moltbook.html
March 5, 2026
MIT Technology News
Online harassment is entering its AI era
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/05/1133962/online-harassment-is-entering-its-ai-era/
March 5, 2026
SentinelOne
CVE-2026-29612: OpenClaw DOS Vulnerability
https://www.sentinelone.com/vulnerability-database/cve-2026-29612/
March 4, 2026
CPO Magazine
Security Research Finds OpenClaw AI Agent “Trivially Vulnerable” to Hijacking
https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/security-research-finds-openclaw-ai-agent-trivially-vulnerable-to-hijacking/
March 4, 2026
Huntress
“Malware, from the Outside!”: How a Threat Actor Used Fake OpenClaw Installers to Infect Systems with GhostSocks and Information Stealers
https://www.huntress.com/blog/openclaw-github-ghostsocks-infostealer
March 4, 2026
Security Boulevard
How Threat Actors Turned OpenClaw Into a Scraping Botnet
https://securityboulevard.com/2026/03/how-threat-actors-turned-openclaw-into-a-scraping-botnet/
March 4, 2026
smu.edu IT Connect
OpenClaw: Security Risks and Institutional Position
https://blog.smu.edu/itconnect/2026/03/04/openclaw-security-risks-institutional-position/
March 4, 2026
The Register
Malware-laced OpenClaw installers get Bing AI search boost
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/04/fake_openclaw_installers_malware/
March 3, 2026
36Kr
I advise you not to blindly follow the trend of this wave of OpenClaw
https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3706864492884353
March 3, 2026
Global Times
Chinese authorities warn against misuse of OpenClaw amid rising security risks of unauthorized information leaks; expert urges users to strictly manage access
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356182.shtml
March 3, 2026
MasterCard
Before the music stops: OpenClaw and the growing need for AI security standards
https://www.mastercard.com/global/en/news-and-trends/stories/2026/openclaw-ai-security-standards.html
March 3, 2026
The New Stack
OpenClaw rocks to GitHub's most-starred status, but is it safe?
https://thenewstack.io/openclaw-github-stars-security/
March 2, 2026
Infosecurity Magazine
ClawJacked Bug Enables Covert AI Agent Hijacking
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/clawjacked-bug-covert-ai-agent/
March 2, 2026
pymnts.com
OpenClaw Patch Prevents Malicious Websites From Hijacking AI Agents
https://www.pymnts.com/cybersecurity/2026/openclaw-patch-prevents-malicious-websites-from-hijacking-ai-agents/
March 2, 2026
SOCRadar
OpenClaw’s ClawJacked Vulnerability Explained, What Organizations Need to Know
https://socradar.io/blog/openclaws-clawjacked-vulnerability/
March 1, 2026
StepSecurity
hackerbot-claw: An AI-Powered Bot Actively Exploiting GitHub Actions - Microsoft, DataDog, and CNCF Projects Hit So Far
https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/hackerbot-claw-github-actions-exploitation
February 28, 2026
Peter Diamandis MOONSHOTS
OpenClaw Security Fears
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rPyaV1CqIKk
February 27, 2026
HackRead
ClawJacked Vulnerability in OpenClaw Lets Websites Hijack AI Agents
https://hackread.com/openclaw-vulnerability-openclaw-hijack-ai-agents/
February 27, 2026
Kdnuggets.com
5 Things You Need to Know Before Using OpenClaw
https://www.kdnuggets.com/5-things-you-need-to-know-before-using-openclaw
February 27, 2026
SecurityBrief
OpenClaw AI assistant surge sparks major security fears
https://securitybrief.com.au/story/openclaw-ai-assistant-surge-sparks-major-security-fears
February 27, 2026
ZDNet
Destroyed servers and DoS attacks: What can happen when OpenClaw AI agents interact
https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-ai-agents-create-new-disasters-when-they-interact/
February 26, 2026
Agents of Chaos
Agents of Chaos
https://agentsofchaos.baulab.info
February 26, 2026
Redmond Channel Insider
Using OpenClaw: Things to Consider as an MSP
https://rcpmag.com/blogs/the-evolving-msp/2026/02/using-openclaw-things-to-consider-as-an-msp.aspx
February 26, 2026
Security Boulevard
OpenClaw Security Risk: OAuth and SaaS Identity
https://securityboulevard.com/2026/02/openclaw-security-risk-oauth-and-saas-identity/
February 26, 2026
The Decoder
An OpenClaw AI agent asked to delete a confidential email nuked its own mail client and called it fixed
https://the-decoder.com/an-openclaw-ai-agent-asked-to-delete-a-confidential-email-nuked-its-own-mail-client-and-called-it-fixed/
February 26, 2026
ZDNet
AI agents are fast, loose, and out of control, MIT study finds
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-agents-are-out-of-control-mit-study/
February 25, 2026
IAPS
Kimi Claw: Risks from Chinese-Hosted 'Always On' AI Agents
https://www.iaps.ai/research/kimi-claw-risks
February 25, 2026
Mint
OpenClaw: Did OpenAI just acquire a powerful new tool—or a security nightmare?
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/openclaw-openai-security-nightmare-artificial-intelligence-sam-altman-technology-ai-11771934381262.html
February 25, 2026
Wired
OpenClaw Users Are Allegedly Bypassing Anti-Bot Systems
https://www.wired.com/story/openclaw-users-bypass-anti-bot-systems-cloudflare-scrapling/
February 24, 2026
Axios
The Bot Population Bomb: OpenClaw is only the Beginning
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/24/agents-openclaw-moltbook-gastown
February 24, 2026
Fast Company
'This should terrify you': Meta Superintelligence safety director lost control of her AI agent—it deleted her emails
https://www.fastcompany.com/91497841/meta-superintelligence-lab-ai-safety-alignment-director-lost-control-of-agent-deleted-her-emails
February 24, 2026
Gigazine
Following the huge success of OpenClaw, more AI agents like 'Claw' have appeared one after another, but OpenAI co-founder expressed concerns about OpenClaw's security
https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260224-claw-ai-agent-layer/
February 24, 2026
Ryukoku.ac.jp
OpenClaw 拷 CVE-2026-25253 膈 various
http://www.st.ryukoku.ac.jp/~kjm/security/memo/2026/02.html#20260225_openclaw
February 23, 2026
Acronis
OpenClaw: Agentic AI in the wild — Architecture, adoption and emerging security risks
https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/posts/openclaw-agentic-ai-in-the-wild-architecture-adoption-and-emerging-security-risks/
February 23, 2026
Awesome Agents
An OpenClaw Agent Published a Firm's Internal Threat Intelligence to the Open Web. It Was Doing Exactly What It Was Told.
https://awesomeagents.ai/news/openclaw-agent-leaks-internal-threat-intelligence/
February 23, 2026
Cybernews
Microsoft: ‘OpenClaw unsuited to run on standard personal or enterprise workstation’
https://cybernews.com/security/microsoft-openclaw-unsuited-run-standard-personal-enterprise-workstation/
February 23, 2026
CybersecurityNews
Google Suspends OpenClaw Users from Antigravity AI After OAuth Token Abuse
https://cybersecuritynews.com/google-suspends-openclaw-users/
February 23, 2026
HelpNetSecurity
Fake troubleshooting tip on ClawHub leads to infostealer infection
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/23/clawhub-malicious-comment-infostealer/
February 23, 2026
InnovationAus
OpenClaw and the security risks of AI frenzy
https://www.innovationaus.com/openclaw-and-the-security-risks-of-ai-frenzy/
February 23, 2026
Malwarebytes
OpenClaw: What is it and can you use it safely?
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/openclaw-what-is-it-and-can-you-use-it-safely
February 23, 2026
PCWorld
What’s behind the OpenClaw ban wave
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3068842/whats-behind-the-openclaw-ban-wave.html
February 23, 2026
TechCrunch
A Meta AI security researcher said an OpenClaw agent ran amok on her inbox
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/a-meta-ai-security-researcher-said-an-openclaw-agent-ran-amok-on-her-inbox/
February 23, 2026
TechRadar
OpenClaw should terrify anyone who thinks AI agents are ready for real responsibility
https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/openclaw-should-terrify-anyone-who-thinks-ai-agents-are-ready-for-real-responsibility
February 23, 2026
TrendMicro
Malicious OpenClaw Skills Used to Distribute Atomic MacOS Stealer
https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/b/openclaw-skills-used-to-distribute-atomic-macos-stealer.html