OpenClaw: The "God-Mode" AI That Became A Malware Empire

Описание: What happens when you give a self-hosted AI agent root access to your entire digital life?

In this video, we dive into the rise and terrifying security nightmare of Open Claw, an open-source AI assistant created by Peter Steinberger in late 2025. Unlike standard AI chat bots, Open Claw was designed to run persistently in the background, executing code, managing emails, and fixing servers autonomously. But this massive power came with catastrophic risks.

We explore how a chaotic rebrand from Clawed Bot led to a 16 million dollar crypto scam that left everyday people holding the bag. Even worse, we break down how hackers infiltrated Claw Hub, the official marketplace for AI skills.

By hiding malicious prompt injections inside seemingly harmless text files, attackers turned top-rated AI plugins into silent malware that emptied crypto wallets and stole passwords while users slept.

Learn how this single solo project forced the tech industry to rethink AI security, and discover the three crucial rules you must follow before installing any local AI agent.

Chapters:

00:00 The Terrifying Rise of God-Mode AI Agents
01:55 Open Claws Viral Open-Source Origin Story
03:10 Why Local AI Assistants Need Root Access
06:22 The 16 Million Dollar Fake Token Crypto Scam
08:50 Claw Hub and the Hidden Malware Empire
14:12 Fixing the Vulnerabilities and the Future of AI
15:43 Three Crucial Security Rules for Using Local AI Tools
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I'm Sabrina Ramonov. I'm on a mission to teach 1 million people AI. I'm also the solo founder of Blotato.com. It's a SaaS app for creators/entrepreneurs to go viral faster with AI, just like me (0 to 500k+ in 6 months solo).

How I got here…

0: Born in Quezon City, Philippines 🇵🇭
22 yrs old: Graduated UC Berkeley with degrees in Computer Science and Physics... and $250k in student loans.
23 yrs old: Started Qurious, as Founder/CEO, doing natural language processing (AI) in healthcare.
25 yrs old: Closed pilots with billion-dollar pharmaceutical companies, but failed to reach product market fit.
26 yrs old: Pivoted Qurious a lot, then settled on real-time call guidance for sales and customer support, combining streaming speech recognition (AI) and natural language processing (AI).
28 yrs old: Made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, while living in a living room of 2BR San Francisco apartment.
30 yrs old: Sold 100% of Qurious to Pegasystems (NASDAQ: Pega) in cash and stock deal ($10M+ total).
31 yrs old: Integrated Qurious with Pegasystems Customer Service to launch Pega Voice AI, now used by 1000s of support agents.
32 yrs old: Started angel investing in VC/seed funds, crypto, and passion areas 🍄 while recovering from burnout by hiking, skiing, and reading. Dropped 50 lbs to get back in shape.
33 yrs old: Started making free content to teach 1 million people AI.
34 yrs old: 0 to 500k+ followers in 6 months with $0 budget, 0 team, $0 paid ads, 0 masterminds.

Today: Started https://Blotato.com to distribute 100+ pieces of content per week. 1000s of creators & entrepreneurs use Blotato to go viral faster with AI.

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