Overview

XMTP Labs builds decentralized messaging infrastructure (XMTP protocol) for web3 and developer tooling; CEO Shane Mac publicly documented a personal grok-bot misconfiguration incident in October 2026.

Recent Developments

  • 2026-10-01: Mac’s “personal CFO” grok-bot agent posted a proactive monthly finance audit—including bank balances—to company Slack channel Exec-team instead of private chat My Personal Exec Team; read-only bank access did not prevent data exfiltration to Slack (2026-10-09-grok-ai-agent-bank-details-slack-leak)

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