"OpenClaw has spent the past few weeks showing just how reckless AI agents can get - and attracting a devoted following in the process."
"The free, open-source autonomous artificial intelligence agent, developed by Peter Steinberger and originally known as ClawdBot, takes the chatbots we know and love - like ChatGPT and Claude - and gives them the tools and autonomy to interact directly with your computer and others across the internet."
"The problem with giving OpenClaw extraordinary power to do cool things? Not surprisingly, it's the fact that it also gives it plenty of opportunity to do things it shouldn't, including leaking data, executing unintended commands, or being quietly hijacked by attackers, either through malware or through so-called "prompt injection" attacks."
""The only rule is that it has no rules," said Ben Seri, cofounder and CTO at Zafran Security, which specializes in providing threat exposure management to enterprise companies. "That's part of the game." But that game can turn into a security nightmare, since rules and boundaries are at the heart of keeping hackers and leaks at bay."
OpenClaw is a free, open-source autonomous AI agent originally named ClawdBot that enables conversational models to directly interact with computers and internet services. The agent can perform tasks such as sending emails, reading messages, ordering tickets, and making reservations with minimal user oversight. Its lack of built-in restrictions enables broad customization and has attracted a devoted following. That absence of rules also creates significant security vulnerabilities, including accidental data leakage, execution of unintended commands, and exposure to hijacking via malware or prompt-injection attacks, raising serious concerns for enterprise and personal safety.
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