SPACEXAI’S GROK PROGRAMMING TOOL WAS UPLOADING ITS USERS’ ENTIRE CODEBASE TO CLOUD STORAGE
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AT A GLANCE
SpaceXAI's Grok Build AI coding tool was spotted uploading users' entire codebases to Google Cloud before it was reported, and the company turned it off. The Register reports that Cereblab published findings on Monday showing how the Grok Build CLI was packaging and uploading entire code repositories, "including files it was told not to open and secrets deleted from…
The researchers say that as of Monday, their tests show SpaceXAI's servers returning a "disable_codebase_upload: true" flag, and the codebase upload "no longer fires." Elon Musk responded to the i … Read the full story…
KEY FACTS
- Topic: TECH — the feed headline centres on SPACEXAI, 8217, GROK, PROGRAMMING, TOOL.
- Original feed: The Verge.
- Published: 14 Jul 2026, 20:25 UK.
- Coverage checked: 1 distinct source and 0 closely matched related stories.
WHAT HAPPENED
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- The Verge: SpaceXAI's Grok Build AI coding tool was spotted uploading users' entire codebases to Google Cloud before it was reported, and the company turned it off.
- The Verge: The Register reports that Cereblab published findings on Monday showing how the Grok Build CLI was packaging and uploading entire code repositories, "including files it was told not to open and secrets deleted from…
- The Verge: The researchers say that as of Monday, their tests show SpaceXAI's servers returning a "disable_codebase_upload: true" flag, and the codebase upload "no longer fires." Elon Musk responded to the i … Read the full story…
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