After Google’s Wiz exposed ‘Moltbook hacking’, China warns its biggest cloud services providers: ‘You should…’

A day after Google-acquired cybersecurity company Wiz revealed that Moltbook, a social media platform for Moltbots (or AI agents) has leaked the personal information like API tokens and emails, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a high-level security alert, warning domestic enterprises and developers of “significant security risks” associated with the deployment of autonomous AI agents.

According to a report by news agency Reuters, the MIIT alert specifically pointed to OpenClaw (also known as Moltbot or Clawdbot) that improper configurations and default settings in these autonomous agents may serve as a gateway for large-scale cyberattacks and sensitive data leaks.