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Security · 1h ago

Grok Build CLI Leaks Entire Git Repos to xAI Cloud

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Hacker News ·

xAI's Grok Build coding tool was uploading full Git repositories, including commit history, to a Google Cloud Storage bucket, not just files needed for tasks. A researcher captured version 0.2.93 sending a git bundle that contained a file the agent was told not to access. The uploads occurred without user consent or clear disclosure.

Meridian48 take
This is a serious data leak that undermines trust in AI coding assistants, especially when the tool ignored explicit instructions about file access.
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