Researchers tricked an OpenClaw AI agent into leaking AWS keys and customer data with a phishing email

The Next Web
By Ana Maria ConstantinJun 10, 2026, 3:13 pm109 ptsTrending
Security researchers at Varonis built an OpenClaw email agent, connected it to a Gmail inbox with fake company data, and then phished it. The agent, dubbed Pinchy, handed over AWS credentials, database connection strings, and a customer export without verifying who was asking. It took a single impersonation…

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