Wilmar Igl, PhDApr 4
Dan Gillmor

OpenClaw hackers hackers are having open season on OpenClaw users.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/heres-why-its-prudent-for-openclaw-users-to-assume-compromise/

Not even slightly interested in putting this crap on my PC.

OpenClaw gives users yet another reason to be freaked out about security

The viral AI agentic tool let attackers silently gain admin unauthenticated access.

Ars Technica
Apr 4 at 9:29amFedica
Show threadOtte Homan - remember GeordieApr 4
@dangillmor but but but but microsoft says its totally OK and will completely embrace it ...
Show threadKevin Karhan Apr 4

@dangillmor personally, I consider putting #OpenClaw on any system to be the digital equivalent of magdumping a Glock 18 at one's feet and then woundering why there's blood on the floor and where it comes from.

  • This isn't even like #BonziBuddy where every #TechIlliterate has no clue what it does…
    • Copy & pasting random commands into a command line has way less risks!
Show threadIvan DjansazovApr 4

@dangillmor

Not sure if anyone will install development technology for production service.

This phase is more or less to spin it in VPS or VM to test it.

For the time been i prefer n8n, but the potential with openclaw is huge.

Show threadJohn BreenApr 4
@dangillmor A few years ago, my IT department would not let our build system download a .zip file because "it might have malware that Windows might execute".
Now, those same people tell me "install OpenButthole because everybody is doing it, and I report to the CFO not engineering, so my KPIs go up if you use AI".
The whole "development community" has gone nuts, because they are paid to be so.
I'm ashamed of my work helping enable these abominations.
Show threadOsma A 🇫🇮🇺🇦Apr 4
But that's why you buy a separate PC to put it on - and then log in to every service you've ever used on that PC, too.
@dangillmor