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Top Korean tech firms ban OpenClaw over security breach fears

Pogowasright •Dissent • February 8, 2026

Lee Gyu-lee reports: Major Korean tech companies, including Kakao, Naver and Karrot Market, are moving to restrict the use of the popular artificial intelligence (AI) agent OpenClaw within corporate networks due to the rising concerns security and data privacy. The move reflects mounting global caution around the autonomous agent that is capable of performing...

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Korean Tech Firms Ban OpenClaw Due to Security Breach Risks Major Korean tech companies, including Kakao, Naver, and Karrot Market, have restricted the use of the AI agent OpenClaw within their networks due to security and data privacy concerns. This decision follows the discovery of a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-25253) that could allow unauthorized command execution. 2 sources 33

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Kakao Karrot Market Naver