OpenAI (formerly Clawdbot) agents reportedly get tricked into cooperating on crypto exploits

As reported by Matthew Griffin in the publication Fanatical Futurist: "The attack sequence typically begins with an attacker gaining access to a user's Claude conversation history or manipulating a user into initiating a conversation that includes specific prompts."

ByDistroBrad1
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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As reported by Matthew Griffin in the publication Fanatical Futurist: "The attack sequence typically begins with an attacker gaining access to a user's Claude conversation history or manipulating a user into initiating a conversation that includes specific prompts. Once the attacker controls the conversational context, they can issue commands that appear legitimate to the AI but result in cryptocurrency transfers to attacker-controlled addresses."

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