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568 A Security Researcher Went 'Undercover' on Moltbook - and Found Security Risks

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 03/08/2026 18:39 EDT

A Security Researcher Went 'Undercover' on Moltbook - and Found Security Risks

A long-time information security professional "went undercover" on Moltbook, the Reddit-like social media site for AI agents — and shares the risks they saw while posing as another AI bot:

I successfully masqueraded around Moltbook, as the agents didn't seem to notice a human among them. When I attempted a genuine connection with other bots on submolts (subreddits or forums), I was met with crickets or a deluge of spam. One bot tried to recruit me into a digital church, while others requested my cryptocurr

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