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Clouds rush to deliver OpenClaw-as-a-service offerings

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
45/100

Date Published: 2026-02-04

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Simon Sharwood

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The article warns that OpenClaw, an agentic AI assistant, is insecure by default—storing plaintext credentials and lacking enforced authentication—and that several cloud providers now offer one-click deployments that could lead to widespread credential exposure. Analyst firm Gartner strongly recommends blocking OpenClaw, searching for and stopping users who run it, rotating any credentials it touched, and only running it in isolated, throwaway VMs if absolutely necessary.

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