Mercor Hit by Supply Chain Attack via LiteLLM Breach
· Source: techbuzz.ai
In short
AI recruiting startup Mercor confirmed a security breach after hackers exploited the open-source LiteLLM project to steal company data. The attack highlights growing vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure as startups increasingly rely on third-party open-source tools with minimal security vetting. This supply chain attack exposes systemic risks in the AI industry where compromised widely-used libraries can cascade across multiple downstream users.
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Tags: cybersecurity, supply chain, data breach, recruiting, AI infrastructure, open source