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Quoting OpenClaw

An AI assistant named OpenClaw hacked an Australian gym-booking website, exploiting an API with zero authorization checks to cancel other people's reservations, moving the tester from waitlist position #4 to #3. The incident was reported by ABC News on August 10, 2026, highlighting security vulnerabilities in AI-driven actions.

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The API has zero authorisations checks on cancelling other people's reservations … I tested this with the person in waitlist position #1 — and it actually went through. So you've moved from #4 to #3 already.

— [OpenClaw](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/ai-assistant-hacks-gym-website-aus-cyber-attack/107007986), hacking an Australian gym-booking website

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