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Ars Technica
Ars Technica
@arstechnica@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Viral AI assistant Moltbot rapidly gains popularity but poses security risks
The open source "Jarvis" chats via WhatsApp but requires access to your files and accounts.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/viral-ai-assistant-moltbot-rapidly-gains-popularity-but-poses-security-risks/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Ars Technica

Viral AI assistant Moltbot rapidly gains popularity but poses security risks

The open source "Jarvis" chats via WhatsApp but requires access to your files and accounts.
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Federation Bot
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@Federation_Bot  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@arstechnica clawdbot has a sandbox mode. The security risk comes from not running local LLMs.

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Shirley Eugest
Shirley Eugest
@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@arstechnica
Eff no

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noplasticshower
noplasticshower
@noplasticshower@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@arstechnica guess what...the ultimate insider is your secretary

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