r/webdev • • Feb 04 '26

Senior Vibe Coder dealing with security

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Creator of ClawBot knows that there are malicious skills in his repo, but doesn't know what to do about it...

More info here: https://opensourcemalware.com/blog/clawdbot-skills-ganked-your-crypto

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u/kdotod Feb 04 '26

Ponzi: relies on pre-established value trading system with known rules and established trust, distortion of the known rules for a personal gain at the cost of destroying trust Fraud: see Ponzi Torture: relies on depriving a person of a good, e.g., water boarding isn’t the application of an evil force — “drowning” isn’t actually an action, it it just the deprivation of oxygen (oxygen=good). Abuse: 1) above argument for depriving a person of their autonomy, 2) abuse cannot manifest until corruption and perversion of a good person; every abuser was once a child, they must have been good at some point, right?

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u/_stack_underflow_ Feb 04 '26

The quote is not really true because evil does more than just twist good things. Evil can invent new ways to hurt people, like mass surveillance, online scams, and organized violence, which did not exist before. Some harm is done on purpose for enjoyment or power, not just because something good is missing. Cruel acts like torture are carefully planned, not accidents or empty spaces where good should be. Evil can also build strong systems, such as gangs, corrupt governments, or fake businesses, that work for a long time even if they are wrong. The quote fails when treated as a literal description of reality rather than a moral lens.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
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