Doge Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for XAI
10 months ago
- #Government Efficiency
- #Data Security
- #AI
- Marko Elez, a 25-year-old DOGE employee, exposed a private xAI API key on GitHub, granting access to over 50 LLMs.
- The exposed key was detected by GitGuardian, but remains active and unrevoked.
- Elez has a history of mishandling sensitive data, including unencrypted personal information at the Treasury Department.
- Despite past controversies, Elez was rehired and granted access to multiple federal agency databases.
- This incident follows another DOGE employee leaking an xAI key in May, raising concerns about security culture.
- xAI's Grok chatbot, integrated into Twitter/X, is now under a $200M DoD contract despite recent antisemitic outputs.