US EditionMoltbook Promised an AI‑Run Social Network. What Happened Was Scary—and Then Very, Very Dumb
Wiz found Moltbook exposed API keys for 1.5 million agents and 35,000 emails, allowing attackers to control bots and alter live posts on the AI social network.
- Cloud-security firm Wiz reported on Monday that Moltbook had a major security flaw exposing private data and allowing outsiders to alter content consumed by agents.
- Moltbook marketed itself as hosting 1.5 million autonomous agents, but Wiz found roughly 17,000 humans controlled them, averaging 88 agents per person with no safeguards.
- Technical analysis showed exposed API keys for 1.5 million agents, more than 35,000 email addresses, and thousands of private messages; many agents run on OpenClaw with raw OpenAI API keys.
- Prominent AI figures cautioned that, after disclosure, Moltbook's creators moved quickly to patch vulnerabilities, citing high risks to private data and computers.
- Experts warn the episode highlights risks in the AI 'agent internet' as Moltbook hype fades and security researchers caution that CTD could compromise systems with full access.
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