---
title: "Billion-yuan private equity issues a ban on lobsters, strictly prohibiting the installation and use on office terminal devices"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279205674.md"
description: "A hundred billion private equity firms have prohibited employees from installing OpenClaw software on office equipment due to security issues, affecting all office terminals and personal devices. This management notice aims to protect the security of information systems and data integrity. Those who have installed it must uninstall and report. The company will continue to monitor the security performance of OpenClaw and may adjust management requirements in the future. Several quantitative private equity firms have not used this software in their investment research, and local private equity associations have also reminded to pay attention to data security issues"
datetime: "2026-03-16T05:12:16.000Z"
locales:
  - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279205674.md)
  - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279205674.md)
  - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279205674.md)
---

# Billion-yuan private equity issues a ban on lobsters, strictly prohibiting the installation and use on office terminal devices

After the popularity of the intelligent agent OpenClaw, security issues have arisen. Reporters have learned that a private equity firm with assets in the tens of billions has notified its employees to prohibit the installation and operation of OpenClaw software on office devices. This restriction covers all office terminal devices as well as various office equipment owned by employees that are used for handling company work and accessing the company's internal network. The private equity firm stated that this management notice was issued based on considerations of the company's information system security, data asset integrity, and business operation stability. For those who have already installed it, they must completely uninstall it and report to the company's supervisors and IT personnel. However, the company also stated that it will continue to monitor the security performance improvements of OpenClaw software and will adjust management requirements when conditions are ripe. In addition, several quantitative private equity firms with assets in the tens of billions have also indicated that, considering security and technological maturity, quantitative institutions have not directly used "lobster" in their investment research. A local private equity industry association has also reminded institutions in the jurisdiction to pay attention to data security and information security issues during the use of OpenClaw. (Financial Associated Press)

## Related News & Research

- [Commercial investment sales fall to $2.0b in Q1](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282902016.md)
- [RTO didn't stick. Now this company is paying workers to come in — and said office attendance has increased 57%.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281859914.md)
- [Competitor Analysis: Evaluating Microsoft And Competitors In Software Industry](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282671078.md)
- [Guidewire Launches ProNavigator, Embedding Expert AI Insights into Insurance Workflows | GWRE Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282954299.md)
- [ADBE, ADSK, VEEV: Michael Burry Loads Up on Beaten-Down Software Stocks](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282612172.md)