Musk Open-Sources Grok Overnight: 840,000 Lines of Code Reveal Full User Database Download
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Elon Musk released the source code for the Grok build overnight, totaling 840,000 lines. It was discovered that the code retains traces of a full user database download, raising security concerns.
Elon Musk overnight published the open-source build of Grok (Grok Build), totaling 840,000 lines of code. Analysis revealed that this code retains traces of a full user codebase upload. This means the open repository may contain confidential user data, potentially compromising their security and privacy. Details of the incident are still being investigated, but it is already clear that the hasty publication led to the leakage of private data traces.
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