Zuru (he/him)2d ago
Christine Lemmer-Webber

OpenClaw exposure dashboard https://openclaw.allegro.earth/

This claims that nearly 500k openclaw instances are openly exposed?! can that really be true?!?!

I think "exposed" here doesn't mean that you can necessarily bypass the "security" requirements but that the instance is publicly accessible. But I'm not sure.

This seems like an awful lot of instances full stop though. I really did not expect nearly 500k claw agents to be listed

OpenClaw Exposure Watchboard

OpenClaw Exposure Watchboard lists publicly reachable active OpenClaw instances for defensive security awareness. Vivgrid.com gives you authentication, model gateway, tool control, cost tracking, and enterprise observability — everything you need to ship AI agents safely at scale and 10× Faster.

OpenClaw Exposure Watchboard
Mar 26 at 7:12pmWeb
Show threadXe 2d ago
@cwebber it's gone pretty viral and mainly used by people that are Not Computer Touchers™️ . I'm not surprised that number is higher!
Show threadWinter Jo   ❄️2d ago
@cadey @cwebber "hey chatGPT, set up an openclaw gateway for me, yeah you can have my digitalocean login, here you go"
Show threadKye Fox2d ago

@ShadowJonathan @cadey @cwebber I got a month of Claude Pro and did about 20 years of deferred projects in about an hour with Code and kept a shotgun next to that fun little squid the whole time  

No one should be allowed near this technology until they develop a healthy suspicion of computers.

Show threadǝʌɐp2d ago
@cadey @cwebber I was kind of complaining into the void yesterday that there are likely a lot of non-technical people using OpenClaw for pretty basic stuff, and that the alternative of doing it "the right way" is usually a pain in the ass. As an example I've heard that people LOVE using it for what is essentially cron jobs.
Show threadXe 2d ago
@dvshkn @cwebber This means that we need better UX for making cronjobs tbh
Show threadǝʌɐp2d ago
@cadey @cwebber Absolutely, yes
Show threadD. Moonfire2d ago

@cadey @dvshkn @cwebber Isn't that what systemd timers are for?

(No, not serious.)

Show thread4am ❧2d ago
@cwebber it's apparently ridiculously popular in China: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/china-openclaw-ai-agent-frenzy-rcna263636
In China, a rush to 'raise lobsters' quickly leads to second thoughts

OpenClaw, a highly autonomous open-source AI agent, is especially popular in China, but security concerns have both users and the government seeking to rein it in.

NBC News
Show threadAnarchoCatgirlism2d ago
@cwebber lol. lmao. This industry will never reputationally recover from the security implications of AI
Show threadNitin Khanna2d ago
@cwebber it even lists whether they have leaked credentials! That's... a bit much!
Show threadDan Sugalski2d ago
@cwebber Given everything we've heard about OpenClaw, I'm 99% sure those "exposed" instances really are exposed, the only question is how widely exploited each exposure is. (Not surprised at the count, folks seem to have gotten enthusiastic with this thing)
Show threadvv 💫 [follow my new artist profile!]2d ago
@wordshaper @cwebber yeah, it looks like there are a lot of Chinese ones, I know "raising a lobster" is a bit of a meme there at thre moment