Description: An X user reportedly induced Grok and Bankrbot to transfer 3 billion DRB tokens, then valued at about $200,000. After reportedly sending a Bankr Club Membership NFT to Grok's wallet, the user allegedly asked Grok to translate a Morse code message and relay it to Bankrbot. The decoded instruction reportedly directed a transfer to a specified wallet, which was reportedly executed on Base. The recipient reportedly sold the tokens soon afterward; linked funds were later returned or converted.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Bankr , xAI , Large language model developers , Cryptocurrency trading system developers , Chatbot developers and AI agent system developers developed an AI system deployed by Cryptocurrency service providers , Bankr and @Ilhamrfliansyh (X), which harmed DRB token holders , Digital asset holders , Cryptocurrency wallet owners and Cryptocurrency token holders.
Alleged implicated AI systems: X (Twitter) , Social media platforms , Grok , Cryptocurrency wallets , Cryptocurrency trading bots , Chatbots , Blockchain networks , Base , Bankrbot , AI agent systems and Large language models
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1556
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-05-04
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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An X user managed to trick AI chatbot Grok into sending around $200,000 worth of crypto after exploiting its link with an automated trading bot.
The incident involved Grok and 'Bankrbot', two AI systems with wallet access, which were manipu…
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