Thanks to its overnight success and widespread adoption, OpenClaw has painted a large target on its back and is now being attacked by infostealers, after security researchers Hudson Rock claimed to have seen a first-of-its-kind attack in the wild.
OpenClaw (previously known as Clawdbot and Moltbot) is an open source AI assistant software designed to actually complete tasks, rather than just answer questions or generate multimedia. Users can set it up on their personal computers or servers, and connect it to apps such as Telegram, calendars, and similar, after which it can do practical tasks like managing emails, scheduling meetings and tasks, and automating workflows.
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