Bitdefender Labs found that 17% of the OpenClaw AI skills examined in February 2026 are malicious. These skills, masquerading as useful tools, are used to steal crypto keys and install malware on macOS, with one user linked to 199 harmful scripts.

A critical security alert was issued regarding 18 widely-used npm packages that were compromised to include malicious code, which secretly intercepted crypto and web3 activities in users' browsers. The affected packages, including popular ones like "chalk" and "debug," collectively accounted for over 2 billion downloads weekly. Users are advised to utilize Aikido's safe-chain to avoid such vulnerabilities.