In brief
- A trademark dispute sparked the chaotic rebrand and account hijacking of the viral AI app, Clawdbot.
- In minutes, the unaffiliated CLAWD token surged to a $16 million market cap before collapsing.
- Security researchers uncover exposed Clawdbot instances and credential risks.
A few days ago, Clawdbot was one of GitHub’s hottest open-source projects, boasting more than 80,000 stars. It’s an impressive piece of engineering that lets you run an AI assistant locally with full system access through messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord.
Today, it’s been forced into a legal rebrand, overrun by crypto scammers, linked to a fake token that briefly hit a $16 million market cap before collapsing, and criticized by…
Jan 29 2026
