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usonian

(26,324 posts)
Tue May 5, 2026, 05:00 PM 20 hrs ago

X user tricks Grok into sending them $200,000 in crypto using morse code

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/x-user-tricks-grok-into-sending-them-200000-in-crypto-using-morse-code-3361036/

Simple! Grok has a link with an automated trading bot,' Bankrbot'

NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG!

As explained by cryptopolitan, the user sent a Bankr Club Membership NFT to Grok’s wallet. This expanded the AI’s permissions within the Bankr system, allowing it to perform actions like transfers and swaps that were previously restricted.

Grok was then prompted on X to translate a Morse code message and pass it directly to Bankrbot. The decoded message instructed the bot to send 3 billion DRB tokens to a specific wallet address.

The translated message was then treated as a valid command and executed immediately, with the transaction completed on Base, transferring the full token amount to the attacker’s wallet.

Tokens sold immediately after exploit


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X user tricks Grok into sending them $200,000 in crypto using morse code (Original Post) usonian 20 hrs ago OP
I'm glad it didn't include any of my money ... since I will never buy crypto for any reason FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #1
Not much difference between that and NameAlreadyTaken 19 hrs ago #2

FakeNoose

(42,156 posts)
1. I'm glad it didn't include any of my money ... since I will never buy crypto for any reason
Tue May 5, 2026, 05:08 PM
19 hrs ago

NameAlreadyTaken

(2,329 posts)
2. Not much difference between that and
Tue May 5, 2026, 05:12 PM
19 hrs ago

Elon hacking sensitive systems and exploiting the hack to his own benefit. What goes around comes around.

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