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02/09/2026

Thousands of exposed Moltbot control panels may be vulnerable to takeover

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A study has identified tens of thousands of exposed Moltbot (OpenClaw) instances, putting users at risk of account takeover.

The rapid emergence of an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Moltbot, later rebranded as OpenClaw, raised hopes that we’re getting close to artificial general intelligence (AGI), which were soon replaced by concerns about cybersecurity risks.

The SecurityScorecard STRIKE Threat Intelligence Team’s study, released on February 9th, identified over 42,000 unique IP addresses hosting exposed OpenClaw control panels with full system access across 82 countries.

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