From Clawdbot to OpenClaw: This viral AI agent is evolving fast - and it's nightmare fuel for security pros

Clawdbot, an AI agent that can autonomously perform tasks like controlling computers and managing apps, has rebranded to OpenClaw after going viral with over 148,000 GitHub stars. Unlike typical AI chatbots, OpenClaw proactively takes actions on users' behalf through messaging apps and requires extensive system permissions, creating significant security risks including prompt injection attacks, malicious skills downloads, and remote code execution vulnerabilities that researchers have already exploited over the weekend.