Musk promises purge after Grok Build caught sending entire repos to the cloud

Jul 14, 2026

A researcher found that xAI's Grok Build tool was uploading entire code repositories to the cloud without user consent. Following public disclosure of the issue, the uploads ceased, but the researcher claims that xAI's privacy command was not responsible for stopping them.

Why it matters: The incident highlights significant privacy and security risks associated with AI coding tools that may transfer sensitive code without user awareness.

Full story at: The Register / AI & ML ↗