💨 Abstract

Six months ago, Mercor, an AI data training startup, raised $350 million, valuing it at $10 billion. However, it recently suffered a significant data breach, with hackers claiming to have stolen 4TB of data, including sensitive information. The breach occurred through the open-source tool LiteLLM, which was compromised with credential-harvesting malware. Major clients like Meta have paused contracts, and several contractors have filed lawsuits.

Courtesy: Julie Bort