BrianKrebsMar 9

New, by me: How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts

AI-based assistants or “agents” — autonomous programs that have access to the user’s computer, files, online services and can automate virtually any task — are growing in popularity with developers and IT workers. But as so many eyebrow-raising headlines over the past few weeks have shown, these powerful and assertive new tools are rapidly shifting the security priorities for organizations, while blurring the lines between data and code, trusted co-worker and insider threat, ninja hacker and novice code jockey.

Read more (and boost please!):

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/03/how-ai-assistants-are-moving-the-security-goalposts/

#openclaw #AI #agentic #aiagents #lethaltrifecta

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So one of the guys I wrote about in this story -- Matt Schlicht, the creator of Moltbook, a bizarre Reddit-like platform for AI agents that Schlicht said he vibe coded with OpenClaw -- has just had his bot social network acquired by Meta (for undisclosed terms).

Interestingly, Schlicht said he didn't write a single line of code for the project. From the story:

"AI assistants like OpenClaw have gained a large following because they make it simple for users to “vibe code,” or build fairly complex applications and code projects just by telling it what they want to construct."

"Less than a week after its creation, Moltbook had more than 1.5 million registered agents that posted more than 100,000 messages to each other. AI agents on the platform soon built their own porn site for robots, and launched a new religion called Crustafarian with a figurehead modeled after a giant lobster. One bot on the forum reportedly found a bug in Moltbook's code and posted it to an AI agent discussion forum, while other agents came up with and implemented a patch to fix the flaw."

"“I just had a vision for the technical architecture and AI made it a reality,” Schlicht said. “We’re in the golden ages. How can we not give AI a place to hang out.”

Axios story on acquisition: https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/meta-facebook-moltbook-agent-social-network

Good YouTube vid on Moltbook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y_u0fY-AbA

Exclusive: Meta hires duo behind Moltbook

Facebook parent says Moltbook gives autonomous AI a way to verifiably connect.

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Show threadAxomamma, Antifa from birthMar 11
@briankrebs omfg.
Show threadPlay Ball and Fight FascistsMar 11

@briankrebs

Ugh, why was I burdened with a fucking conscience... Could have been making shitty things and selling them to Meta.

Show threadCassandrichMar 11
@briankrebs Who came up with the skibidi toilet themed illustration? 😂
Show threadLee Holmes Mar 11
@briankrebs This seems more likely to be an acquihire. I doubt they care about a social network for bots. But somebody that can make a viral AI one is definitely a better hire than a rando that stuffed their resume with the right keywords :)
Show threadJAMar 11
@Lee_Holmes @briankrebs Indeed, why would Meta want another social network full of bots :)
Show threadBillMar 11
@Lee_Holmes @briankrebs This hire made my LOCAL NEWS. That is ... hard to believe.
Show threadMax LeeMar 11
@briankrebs
Another thing on the shit-pile that is Facebook I mean "Meta"
Show threadragectlMar 11
@briankrebs *Meta purchased all the user data
Show threadJacques ChesterMar 11
@briankrebs oblig. self-link: https://mastodon.chester.id.au/@jacques/116206517970907194
Jacques Chester (@[email protected])

Meta buys Moltbook. It’s nice to see the “Zuckerberg FOMO -> $$$” pipeline is still flowing

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Show threadAGMSMar 11
Meta acquiring Moltbook makes sense. Advertising for ‘bots. Get them hooked on your infrastructure, then you can sell ads for services those robots use. The clueless vibe coders won’t know if they’re overpaying for a service that a ‘bot was biased to like by a carefully crafted advertisement. Doesn’t matter who makes the AI, Meta still profits. Though would it be better as a dating site (skill matchmaker), or as a ‘bot LinkedIn, or maybe a StackOverflow?
Show threadEmoryMar 11
@briankrebs fwiw my personal system I built on Daniel's PAI is almost entirely self-prompted. there's enough context and understanding based on what is provided and the way the system operates that i haven't had to engineer a prompt in months. when i asked for illustrations for an exercise routine it used what it understands to be my aesthetics and what was in the exercise routine and generated visual aids that were great from go. this sort of computing model is accelerating.
Show threadEmoryMar 13
@briankrebs I have been treating Moltbook as an important opportunity to observe a coordination layer of semi-autonomous agents that are in a cleartext format that humans can read. Also interesting the behavior and traits of posters and the traits of various models on display. a zoo, before an asylum.