Mercor confirmed supply chain attack tied to LiteLLM, data exposed and Lapsus$ claims access
· Source: mezha.net
In short
AI recruiting startup Mercor confirmed a security incident involving a supply-chain attack linked to the open-source LiteLLM project. The hacker group Lapsus$ claimed responsibility for the breach and released sample data allegedly stolen from Mercor, including Slack data and ticket information. The incident highlights cybersecurity vulnerabilities in AI industry supply chains and affects thousands of companies using the widely-downloaded LiteLLM library.
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Tags: cybersecurity, supply-chain, data-breach, AI, recruiting, open-source