"Cyber threats are no longer coming from just malware or exploits. They're showing up inside the tools, platforms, and ecosystems organizations use every day. As companies connect AI, cloud apps, developer tools, and communication systems, attackers are following those same paths. A clear pattern this week: attackers are abusing trust. Trusted updates, trusted marketplaces, trusted apps, even trusted AI workflows. Instead of breaking security controls head-on, they're slipping into places that already have access."
"OpenClaw announces VirusTotal Partnership - OpenClaw has announced a partnership with Google's VirusTotal malware scanning platform to scan skills that are being uploaded to ClawHub as part of a defense-in-depth approach to improve the security of the agentic ecosystem. The development comes as the cybersecurity community has raised concerns that autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) tools' persistent memory, broad permissions, and user‑controlled configuration could amplify existing risks, leading to prompt injections, data exfiltration, and exposure to unvetted components."
Cyber threats are shifting from standalone malware and exploits to malicious components embedded within everyday tools, platforms, and ecosystems. Attackers follow connections across AI, cloud applications, developer tools, and communication systems to reach targets. Malicious actors are abusing trusted updates, marketplaces, apps, and AI workflows to gain access without confronting security controls directly. OpenClaw partnered with Google's VirusTotal to scan skills uploaded to ClawHub to strengthen agentic ecosystem defenses. Autonomous AI features such as persistent memory, broad permissions, and user-controlled configuration increase risks like prompt injection, data exfiltration, and exposure to unvetted components. Marketplaces and package registries have seen a surge in "claw" packages and criminal interest.
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