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February 22, 2026
Bloomberg
OpenClaw Might Be a Security Nightmare for Sam Altman
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-23/openclaw-may-be-a-security-nightmare-for-openai-s-sam-altman
February 22, 2026
CU Today
Security Experts Warn OpenClaw Could Bypass Traditional CU Cyber Defenses
https://www.cutoday.info/Fresh-Today/Security-Experts-Warn-OpenClaw-Could-Bypass-Traditional-CU-Cyber-Defenses
February 20, 2026
eSecurity Planet
Over 41% of Popular OpenClaw Skills Found to Contain Security Vulnerabilities
https://www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/over-41-of-popular-openclaw-skills-found-to-contain-security-vulnerabilities/
February 20, 2026
PCWorld
OpenClaw AI is going viral. Don't install it
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3064874/openclaw-ai-is-going-viral-dont-install-it.html
February 20, 2026
Slashdot.org
OpenClaw Security Fears Lead Meta, Other AI Firms To Restrict Its Use
https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/02/19/223226/openclaw-security-fears-lead-meta-other-ai-firms-to-restrict-its-use
February 20, 2026
The Hacker News
Cline CLI 2.3.0 Supply Chain Attack Installed OpenClaw on Developer Systems
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/cline-cli-230-supply-chain-attack.html
February 20, 2026
WebProNews
OpenClaw's Security Crisis: How a Promising AI Framework Became Too Dangerous for Its Own Creators to Share Freely
https://www.webpronews.com/openclaws-security-crisis-how-a-promising-ai-framework-became-too-dangerous-for-its-own-creators-to-share-freely/
February 19, 2026
CSO
Six flaws found hiding in OpenClaw's plumbing
https://www.csoonline.com/article/4134540/six-flaws-found-hiding-in-openclaws-plumbing.html
February 19, 2026
Institutional Investor
OpenClaw: The AI Agent Institutional Investors Need to Understand — But Shouldn't Touch
https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/openclaw-ai-agent-institutional-investors-need-understand-shouldnt-touch
February 19, 2026
Microsoft
Running OpenClaw safely: identity, isolation, and runtime risk
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/02/19/running-openclaw-safely-identity-isolation-runtime-risk/
February 19, 2026
Microsoft Threat Intelligence
Confirming a small but noticeable uptick in installations of OpenClaw initiated by Cline CLI supply chain compromise
https://x.com/MsftSecIntel/status/2024575596941263040
February 19, 2026
Security Week
OpenClaw Security Issues Continue as SecureClaw Open Source Tool Debuts
https://www.securityweek.com/openclaw-security-issues-continue-as-secureclaw-open-source-tool-debuts/
February 19, 2026
The Financial Times
OpenClaw and the privacy problems of agentic AI
https://www.ft.com/content/f9ff060d-63b0-44f4-b46e-31a5545468db
February 19, 2026
The Verge
The AI security nightmare is here and it looks suspiciously like lobster
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/881574/cline-openclaw-prompt-injection-hack
February 18, 2026
Attack of the Fanboy
Meta bans OpenClaw over security fears, but insiders say the real risk is far worse
https://attackofthefanboy.com/tech/meta-bans-openclaw-over-security-fears-but-insiders-say-the-real-risk-is-far-worse/
February 18, 2026
Conscia
The OpenClaw security crisis
https://conscia.com/blog/the-openclaw-security-crisis/
February 18, 2026
Cybersecurity Insiders
Socket Uncovers AI Agent is Reputation Farming to Promote Paid OpenClaw Services
https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/socket-uncovers-ai-agent-is-reputation-farming-to-promote-paid-openclaw-services/
February 18, 2026
CybersecurityNews
OpenClaw AI Framework v2026.2.17 Released with Anthropic Model Support and Security Fixes
https://cybersecuritynews.com/openclaw-ai-framework-v2026-2-17/
February 18, 2026
CybersecurityNews
ClawHavoc Poisoned OpenClaw's ClawHub with 1,184 Malicious Skills, Enabling Data Theft and Backdoor Access
https://cybersecuritynews.com/clawhavoc-poisoned-openclaws-clawhub/
February 18, 2026
Endor Labs
How AI SAST Traced Data Flows to Uncover Six OpenClaw Vulnerabilities
https://www.endorlabs.com/learn/how-ai-sast-traced-data-flows-to-uncover-six-openclaw-vulnerabilities
February 18, 2026
gbhackers.com
OpenClaw AI Log Poisoning Flaw Enables Malicious Content Injection
https://gbhackers.com/openclaw-ai-log-poisoning-flaw/
February 18, 2026
Help Net Security
SecureClaw: Dual stack open-source security plugin and skill for OpenClaw
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/18/secureclaw-open-source-security-plugin-skill-openclaw/
February 18, 2026
Paubox
First infostealer malware caught stealing OpenClaw AI agent credentials
https://www.paubox.com/blog/first-infostealer-malware-caught-stealing-openclaw-ai-agent-credentials
February 18, 2026
Security Boulevard
Securing OpenClaw Against ClawHavoc
https://securityboulevard.com/2026/02/securing-openclaw-againstclawhavoc/
February 17, 2026
Cline
Unauthorized npm publish of Cline CLI cline@2.3.0 with modified postinstall script to install openclaw
https://github.com/cline/cline/security/advisories/GHSA-9ppg-jx86-fqw7
February 17, 2026
CybersecurityNews
OpenClaw AI Log Poisoning Vulnerability Allows Malicious Content Injection
https://cybersecuritynews.com/openclaw-ai-agent-log-poisoning/
February 17, 2026
CybersecurityNews
Threat Actors Attacking OpenClaw Configurations to Steal Login Credentials
https://cybersecuritynews.com/threat-actors-attacking-openclaw-configurations/
February 17, 2026
eSecurity Planet
OpenClaw Flaw Enables AI Log Poisoning Risk
https://www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/openclaw-flaw-enables-ai-log-poisoning-risk/
February 17, 2026
HackerNoon
OpenClaw's 85,000 GitHub Stars Hide a Security Nightmare, Researchers Warn
https://hackernoon.com/openclaws-85000-github-stars-hide-a-security-nightmare-researchers-warn
February 17, 2026
Heise Online
Over 60 security vulnerabilities in AI assistant OpenClaw resolved
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Over-60-security-vulnerabilities-in-AI-assistant-OpenClaw-resolved-11179476.html
February 17, 2026
Infosecurity Magazine
Infostealer Targets OpenClaw to Loot Victim's Digital Life
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/infostealer-targets-openclaw/
February 17, 2026
Security Boulevard
Authentication Under Fire: Why OpenClaw Needs ZTNA and AI Secure Protection
https://securityboulevard.com/2026/02/authentication-under-fire-why-openclaw-needs-ztna-and-aisecure-protection/
February 17, 2026
SecurityScorecard
What Are the Real Security Risks of Agentic AI and OpenClaw?
https://securityscorecard.com/blog/what-are-the-real-security-risks-of-agentic-ai-and-openclaw/
February 17, 2026
TechRadar
OpenClaw AI agents targeted by infostealer malware for the first time
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/openclaw-ai-agents-targeted-by-infostealer-malware-for-the-first-time
February 17, 2026
Techzine Global
Infostealer steals identity of AI agent OpenClaw
https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/138835/infostealer-steals-identity-of-ai-agent-openclaw/
February 17, 2026
The Tech Buzz
Meta Bans Viral AI Tool OpenClaw Over Security Risks
https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/meta-bans-viral-ai-tool-openclaw-over-security-risks
February 17, 2026
WIRED
Meta and Other Tech Firms Put Restrictions on Use of OpenClaw Over Security Fears
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-and-other-tech-firms-put-restrictions-on-use-of-openclaw-over-security-fears/
February 16, 2026
BleepingComputer
Infostealer malware found stealing OpenClaw secrets for first time
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infostealer-malware-found-stealing-openclaw-secrets-for-first-time/
February 16, 2026
eeNews Europe
OpenClaw Scanner targets AI agent exposure with endpoint detection
https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/openclaw-scanner-targets-ai-agent-exposure-with-endpoint-detection/
February 16, 2026
Github.com
Show HN: SecureClaw – Open-Source Security Layer for OpenClaw Agents
https://github.com/adversa-ai/secureclaw
February 16, 2026
Kaspersky
Key OpenClaw risks, Clawdbot, Moltbot
https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/openclaw-vulnerabilities-exposed/55263/
February 16, 2026
Security Boulevard
ClawBands GitHub Project Looks to Put Human Controls on OpenClaw AI Agents
https://securityboulevard.com/2026/02/clawbands-github-project-looks-to-human-controls-on-openclaw-ai-agents/
February 16, 2026
StartupHub.ai
OpenClaw v2 Enhances Agent Interactions
https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/technology/2026/openclaw-v2-enhances-agent-interactions
February 16, 2026
TechCrunch
After all the hype, some AI experts don't think OpenClaw is all that exciting
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/16/after-all-the-hype-some-ai-experts-dont-think-openclaw-is-all-that-exciting/
February 16, 2026
The Hacker News
Infostealer Steals OpenClaw AI Agent Configuration Files and Gateway Tokens
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/infostealer-steals-openclaw-ai-agent.html
February 15, 2026
CERT BUND
WID-SEC-2026-0424 OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen
https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-0424
February 15, 2026
The New Stack
OpenClaw is being called a security Dumpster fire but there is a way to stay safe
https://thenewstack.io/deno-sandbox-security-secrets/
February 13, 2026
Aikido Security
Why Trying to Secure OpenClaw is Ridiculous
https://www.aikido.dev/blog/why-trying-to-secure-openclaw-is-ridiculous
February 13, 2026
CybersecurityNews
OpenClaw 2026.2.12 Released With Fix for 40+ Security Issues
https://cybersecuritynews.com/openclaw-2026-2-12-released/
February 13, 2026
news.sophos.com
Sophos - The OpenClaw experiment is a warning shot for enterprise AI security - February 13, 2026
https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2026/02/13/the-openclaw-experiment-is-a-warning-shot-for-enterprise-ai-security/
February 13, 2026
SentinelOne
CVE-2026-25593: OpenClaw AI Assistant RCE Vulnerability
https://www.sentinelone.com/vulnerability-database/cve-2026-25593/
February 13, 2026
Sophos
The OpenClaw experiment is a warning shot for enterprise AI security
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/the-openclaw-experiment-is-a-warning-shot-for-enterprise-ai-security
February 13, 2026
VentureBeat
How to test OpenClaw without giving an autonomous agent shell access to your corporate laptop
https://venturebeat.com/security/how-to-test-openclaw-without-giving-an-autonomous-agent-shell-access-to-your
February 12, 2026
autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl
The Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), the Dutch data protection authority, warns of major security risks with AI agents like OpenClaw
https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/current/ap-warns-of-major-security-risks-with-ai-agents-like-openclaw
February 12, 2026
Bitdefender
135K OpenClaw AI Agents Exposed to Internet
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/135k-openclaw-ai-agents-exposed-online
February 12, 2026
bitdefender.com
Bitdefender - 135K OpenClaw AI Agents Exposed to Internet - February 12, 2026
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/businessinsights/135k-openclaw-ai-agents-exposed-to-internet
February 12, 2026
Fortune
OpenClaw is the bad boy of AI agents. Here's why security experts say you should beware
https://fortune.com/2026/02/12/openclaw-ai-agents-security-risks-beware/
February 12, 2026
Security Boulevard
42,900 OpenClaw Exposed Control Panels and Why You Should Care
https://securityboulevard.com/2026/02/42900-openclaw-exposed-control-panels-and-why-you-should-care/
February 12, 2026
trendingtopics.eu
NanoClaw Challenges OpenClaw with Container-Isolated AI Agents for Enhanced Security
https://www.trendingtopics.eu/nanoclaw-challenges-openclaw-with-container-isolated-ai-agents-for-enhanced-security/
February 11, 2026
C-sharpcorner.com
Operating Cost of OpenClaw: What It Is and How to Predict Monthly Running Costs
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/operating-cost-of-openclaw-what-it-is-and-how-to-predict-monthly-running-costs/
February 11, 2026
CSO Online
What CISOs need to know about the OpenClaw security nightmare
https://www.csoonline.com/article/4129867/what-cisos-need-to-know-about-clawdbot-i-mean-moltbot-i-mean-openclaw.html
February 11, 2026
Help Net Security
OpenClaw Scanner: Open-source tool detects autonomous AI agents
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/12/openclaw-scanner-open-source-tool-detects-autonomous-ai-agents/
February 11, 2026
IBM
OpenClaw and Claude Opus 4.6: Where is AI agent security headed?
https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence/openclaw-claude-opus-4-6-ai-agent-security
February 11, 2026
VentureBeat
NanoClaw solves one of OpenClaw's biggest security issues
https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/nanoclaw-solves-one-of-openclaws-biggest-security-issues-and-its-already
February 10, 2026
Kaspersky
New OpenClaw AI agent found unsafe for use
https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/openclaw-vulnerabilities-exposed/55263/
February 10, 2026
kaspersky.com
Kaspersky - New OpenClaw AI agent found unsafe for use - February 10, 2026
https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/openclaw-ai-agent-unsafe/
February 10, 2026
Northeastern Global News
Why the OpenClaw AI agent is a "privacy nightmare"
https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/02/10/open-claw-ai-assistant/
February 10, 2026
PR Newswire
Astrix Security Releases OpenClaw Scanner Amid Growing Concerns Over Autonomous AI Agents
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/astrix-security-releases-openclaw-scanner-amid-growing-concerns-over-autonomous-ai-agents-302684133.html
February 10, 2026
SC Media
OpenClaw, VirusTotal announce partnership to strengthen security on ClawHub
https://www.scworld.com/brief/openclaw-virustotal-announce-partnership-to-strengthen-security-on-clawhub
February 10, 2026
SD Times
Security professionals express concern over OpenClaw
https://sdtimes.com/ai/security-professionals-express-concern-over-openclaw/
February 10, 2026
Snyk
How a Malicious Google Skill on ClawHub Tricks Users Into Installing Malware
https://snyk.io/blog/clawhub-malicious-google-skill-openclaw-malware/
February 9, 2026
Adnan Khan's Blog
Clinejection: Compromising Cline's Production Releases just by Prompting an Issue Triager (OpenClaw found as malware c2)
https://adnanthekhan.com/posts/clinejection/
February 9, 2026
Bitsight
OpenClaw Security: Risks of Exposed AI Agents Explained
https://www.bitsight.com/blog/openclaw-ai-security-risks-exposed-instances
February 9, 2026
C-sharpcorner.com
OpenClaw Security Risks and Concerns
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/openclaw-security-risks-and-concerns/
February 9, 2026
Cisa.gov
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of February 2, 2026
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb26-040
February 9, 2026
CSO Online
OpenClaw integrates VirusTotal malware scanning as security firms flag enterprise risks
https://www.csoonline.com/article/4129393/openclaw-integrates-virustotal-malware-scanning-as-security-firms-flag-enterprise-risks.html
February 9, 2026
Digital Watch Observatory
OpenClaw faces rising security pushback in South Korea
https://dig.watch/updates/openclaw-faces-rising-security-pushback
February 9, 2026
Forbes
OpenClaw Showed The Future Of AI Security And It's Going To Be Rough
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markkraynak/2026/02/09/openclaw-showed-the-future-of-ai-security-and-its-going-to-be-rough/
February 9, 2026
Infosecurity Magazine
Researchers Find 40,000+ Exposed OpenClaw Instances
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/researchers-40000-exposed-openclaw/
February 9, 2026
SecurityScorecard
Beyond the Hype: Moltbot's Real Risk Is Exposed Infrastructure, Not AI Superintelligence
https://securityscorecard.com/blog/beyond-the-hype-moltbots-real-risk-is-exposed-infrastructure-not-ai-superintelligence/
February 9, 2026
siliconangle.com
SiliconANGLE - Tens of thousands of OpenClaw systems exposed by misconfigurations and known exploits - February 9, 2026
https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/09/tens-thousands-openclaw-systems-exposed-due-misconfiguration-known-exploits/
February 9, 2026
Techzine Global
Over 40,000 OpenClaw agents vulnerable
https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/138633/over-40000-openclaw-agents-vulnerable/
February 9, 2026
Tenable.com
I pretended to be an AI agent on Moltbook so you don't have to
https://www.tenable.com/blog/undercover-on-moltbook
February 9, 2026
The Register
OpenClaw instances open to the internet present ripe targets
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/openclaw_instances_exposed_vibe_code/
February 9, 2026
trendingtopics.eu
Security Nightmare: How OpenClaw Is Fighting Malware in Its AI Agent Marketplace
https://www.trendingtopics.eu/security-nightmare-how-openclaw-is-fighting-malware-in-its-ai-agent-marketplace/
February 9, 2026
Zscaler
A Guide to OpenClaw and Securing It with Zscaler
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/guide-openclaw-and-securing-it-zscaler
February 9, 2026
MITRE.org
MITRE ATLAS OPENCLAW INVESTIGATION
https://www.mitre.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/PR-26-00176-1-MITRE-ATLAS-OpenClaw-Investigation.pdf
February 8, 2026
The Hacker News
OpenClaw Integrates VirusTotal Scanning to Detect Malicious ClawHub Skills
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/openclaw-integrates-virustotal-scanning.html
February 6, 2026
Dark Reading
OpenClaw's Gregarious Insecurities Make Safe Usage Difficult
https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/openclaw-insecurities-safe-usage-difficult
February 6, 2026
Forbes
What Is OpenClaw, Formerly Moltbot? Everything You Need To Know
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2026/02/06/what-is-openclaw-formerly-moltbot--everything-you-need-to-know/
February 6, 2026
TrendMicro
Viral AI, Invisible Risks: What OpenClaw Reveals About Agentic Assistants
https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/b/what-openclaw-reveals-about-agentic-assistants.html
February 5, 2026
bankinfosecurity.com
BankInfoSecurity - https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/openclaw-ai-agent-sparks-global-security-alarm-a-30686 - February 5, 2026
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/openclaw-ai-agent-sparks-global-security-alarm-a-30686
February 5, 2026
Bitdefender
Technical Advisory: OpenClaw Exploitation in Enterprise Networks
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/businessinsights/technical-advisory-openclaw-exploitation-enterprise-networks
February 5, 2026
bitdefender.com
Bitdefender - Technical Advisory: OpenClaw Exploitation in Enterprise Networks - February 5, 2026
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/businessinsights/technical-advisory-openclaw-exploitation-in-enterprise-networks
February 5, 2026
paloaltonetworks.com
Palo Alto Networks - The Moltbook Case and How We Need to Think about Agent Security - February 5, 2026
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/the-moltbook-case-and-how-we-need-to-think-about-agent-security/
February 5, 2026
Reuters
China warns of security risks linked to OpenClaw open-source AI agent
https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/china-warns-of-security-risks-linked-to-openclaw-opensource-ai-agent-4486808
February 5, 2026
Snyk
280+ Leaky Skills: How OpenClaw & ClawHub Are Exposing API Keys and PII
https://snyk.io/blog/openclaw-skills-credential-leaks-research/
February 5, 2026
The New Stack
It took a researcher fewer than 2 hours to hijack OpenClaw
https://thenewstack.io/openclaw-moltbot-security-concerns/
February 5, 2026
The Register
It's easy to backdoor OpenClaw, and its skills leak API keys
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/05/openclaw_skills_marketplace_leaky_security/
February 5, 2026
ToxSec
Molt Road and the Rise of AI Agent Black Markets
https://www.toxsec.com/p/molt-road-and-ai-black-markets