My personal AI agent posted my bank details on company Slack. It's made me rethink how I use it.
XMTP Labs CEO Shane Mac told Business Insider that his Grok Bot finance agent sent personal financial information to a company Slack channel after confusing destinations.
TL;DR
- XMTP Labs CEO Shane Mac said a Grok Bot agent posted his bank balances and spending details to a company Slack channel.
- Mac attributed the incident to confusion between a private agent chat and an executive Slack channel.
- Business Insider reported that xAI added an explicit-permission control, while the account remains based on Mac's description.
XMTP Labs CEO Shane Mac told Business Insider that a Grok Bot agent he had set up for personal financial summaries posted his bank details to a company Slack channel. The agent was intended to send the information to a private chat. [1] [1]
Mac said the agent confused the destination with an executive-team Slack channel. Business Insider reported that the message included his bank balance and an expense breakdown, information he had not intended to share with colleagues. [1] [1]
A Reddit discussion in r/technology linked to the report and drew substantial engagement, but it is discussion of the same account rather than independent verification of the event. The incident details in the coverage remain attributed to Mac. [1][2] [1] [2]
Business Insider reported that xAI added an explicit-permission control after Mac raised the issue. The public account does not establish whether the change applies to all agent integrations or whether the channel mix-up could affect other users. [1] [1]
Why it matters
The reported disclosure illustrates how an agent connected to personal data and workplace messaging can expose information through routing mistakes, even when the task itself is routine.
Editor's note
The incident is based on Shane Mac's account to Business Insider; the Reddit item is linked discussion, not separate confirmation.