General warning about Clore.AI
A user renting out GPUs on Clore.AI discovered a renter attempting to exploit vulnerabilities and post malware to a Colombian betting site from their internet connection. The user immediately took the server offline, requested Clore to cancel the order and block the renter, and archived the renter's Docker volume for potential examination by security researchers or legal authorities. This incident highlights the risks associated with renting out GPUs for self-hosting.
This report details a specific instance of a GPU renter attempting to exploit vulnerabilities and deploy malware, unlike general warnings about the risks of GPU rental platforms.
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PublishedOffset at this time: UTC+0Sep 19, 2026, 08:37 UTC
IngestedOffset at this time: UTC+0Sep 19, 2026, 13:00 UTC
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- Sep 19, 2026, 08:37
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- Sep 19, 2026, 13:00
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Hello, I know some of us may be tempted to rent out our expensive GPUs to recoup some of the cost of self-hosting, and it should be obvious that this can be a risky decision. I decided to try hosting my rig on clore.ai briefly to see what kind of revenue it could bring in, keeping a close eye on the process lists from the renters' jobs of course but not digging into their files or anything.
Yesterday I saw a renter scanning and attempting to exploit vulnerabilities to post malware to a columbian betting site from my internet connection. I immediately took the server offline and reached out to Clore requesting them to cancel the order (so the machine wouldn't restart the containers when it came back up) and to block the renter.
I think everyone should know that they flat out refused. Not only did they refuse, they blocked me when I provided hard evidence of what was happening. Since I had reasonable suspicion the renter was abusing my connection, I availed myself of clore's T&C that says a host must not inspect a renter's environment "unless required by law" and given the laws around liability for residential internet connections in my country, I mounted the filesystem offline and inspected it.
I found the logs from the vuln scans and unsuccessful exploit attempts, the malware payload they were trying to post to the site, the reverse proxy request smuggling tactics it was employing, and the AI agent reports that were being generated along the way. I sent this to Clore and requested a way to blacklist renters who abused the platform. Their response was to tell me, directly and without mincing words, to leave the platform entirely and proceeded to block me from their support chat. Their support rep I was trying to reach on Telegram also told me to go away and proceeded to block me as well.
I can only conclude then that they are wilfully complicit with facilitating cybercrime and knowingly turn a blind eye when it's discovered. They didn't even *try* to hide it.
I have no idea how better/worse the other platforms are, Vast.AI, Akash, etc. But Clore will abuse your internet connection, deny liability, then block you. They are crooks. Go elsewhere. You've been warned.
I've archived the renter's docker volume and will hold on to it in case any security researchers or legal authorities want to examine it.