Mercor , a popular AI recruiting startup, has confirmed a security incident linked to a supply chain attack involving the open source project LiteLLM. 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.
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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.
Why it matters
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. Confirmation of the incident comes as extortion hacking group Lapsus$ claimed it had targeted Mercor and gained access to its data.
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It’s not immediately clear how the Lapsus$ gang obtained the stolen data from Mercor as part of TeamPCP’s cyberattack.
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