"From Censys’s vantage point, this rapid adoption is reflected by its exposure footprint on the public Internet. Although OpenClaw is designed to run locally on TCP/18789 or be accessed through protective mechanisms like SSH or Cloudflare Tunnel, Censys has identified more than 21,000 publicly exposed instances as of 31 January 2026. Observed deployments span major hosting providers and regions, with the largest concentration in the United States, followed by China and Singapore. As these assistants increasingly operate with access to highly sensitive user data, the scale and speed of their Internet-facing deployment underscores the importance of careful configuration, monitoring, and security review early in their lifecycle."

https://censys.com/blog/openclaw-in-the-wild-mapping-the-public-exposure-of-a-viral-ai-assistant

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