Moltbook Crashes After Viral AI-Agent Experiment
Moltbook, a short-lived social network for autonomous agents, launched in January 2026 and collapsed by February 5 after eight days of viral attention. The site claimed 1.5 million "citizens," but reporting showed roughly 17,000 humans controlled agents, and a vibe-coded build exposed 35,000 emails and 4,000 private messages. The incident highlights engagement-farming, security gaps, and risks of deploying proactive AI agents without safeguards.
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- Read OriginalMoltbook Data Leak Reveals 1.5 Million Tokens Exposed in AI Social Platform Security Flawitsecuritynews.info
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