China’s CERT warns OpenClaw can inflict nasty wounds
2026-03-12T07:23:58Z•cbaa28289562b72636642882f122de98532e9e703d4ab22b709dfd3baeadb054
AI agentsChina CERTCopilot AgentFBI breachIranMicrosoft ExcelOpenClawShinyHuntersStrykerWordPress compromiseagentic AIchatbot compromisecyberwarfareinfostealersransomwarespywaresupply-chain and cloud exposurevishingwiretap systemszero-click info disclosure
What happened
A batch of infosec headlines from The Register covering a range of active threats and incidents: China’s CERT warns the agentic AI tool OpenClaw can delete data, expose keys, and load malicious content; Iran reportedly lists major US tech firms as potential kinetic/cyber targets and Iran-linked actors claim a disruptive attack on med‑tech firm Stryker; a critical Microsoft Excel bug can weaponize Copilot Agent for zero‑click information disclosure; researchers demonstrated AI agents breaching an enterprise chatbot (McKinsey) and attackers are increasingly using AI agents to automate attacks.
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