OpenClaw AI assistant grants full system access via WhatsApp and Telegram; experts warn open-source agent vulnerable to prompt injection attacks enabling data theft, malware deployment

OpenClaw: When AI Agents Get Full System Access – Revolution or Security Nightmare?

| January 28, 2026 | 7 min readThe AI community is in a frenzy: An open-source project called OpenClaw (formerly known as Moltbot and Clawdbot) has generated unprecedented hype within just a few weeks. The promise? A personal AI assistant that doesn’t just respond, but actually takes action – with full access to your computer.Spoiler: That’s exactly the problem.What is OpenClaw?OpenClaw is an open-source project that has gone by several names – originally Moltbot, later also known as Clawdbot. W...