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Mercor says it was passed by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project
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Mercor, a popular AI recruiting startup, has confirmed a security incident linked to a supply chain attack involving the open source project LiteLLM.
Key facts
- Founded in 2023, Mercor works with companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, to train AI models by contracting specialized domain experts such as scientists, doctors, and lawyers from markets
- Mercor spokesperson Heidi Hagberg confirmed to TechCrunch that the company had “moved promptly” to contain and remediate the security incident
- Mercor, a popular AI recruiting startup, has confirmed a security incident linked to a supply chain attack involving the open source project LiteLLM
- It’s not immediately clear how the Lapsus$ gang obtained the stolen data from Mercor as part of TeamPCP’s cyberattack
Summary
The AI startup told TechCrunch on Tuesday that it was “one of thousands of companies” affected by a recent compromise of LiteLLM’s project, which was linked to a hacking group called TeamPCP. It’s not immediately clear how the Lapsus$ gang obtained the stolen data from Mercor as part of TeamPCP’s cyberattack. Founded in 2023, Mercor works with companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, to train AI models by contracting specialized domain experts such as scientists, doctors, and lawyers from markets, including India. Mercor spokesperson Heidi Hagberg confirmed to TechCrunch that the company had “moved promptly” to contain and remediate the security incident.