As Musk urges users to connect Grok to their finances, an old X.com exploit from 2000 resurfaces
SatelliteNetSec · x · 2026-10-09
After Elon Musk encouraged users to connect Grok to their finances, critics resurfaced a 2000 NYT report about an X.com exploit that let anyone withdraw money from any US bank account — framing it as a warning about AI assistants handling money.
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