Meta paused its work with AI training startup Mercor after a data breach

Meta has paused work with vendor Mercor and is investigating after a reported data breach; Mercor confirmed it was recently affected by a security incident. The pause could disrupt projects or services that rely on the vendor and creates potential legal, regulatory and reputational risk for Meta. Monitor forthcoming disclosures for the scale of the breach, types of data exposed, and any regulator or customer impact.

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Meta has paused work with vendor Mercor and is investigating after a reported data breach; Mercor confirmed it was recently affected by a security incident. The pause could disrupt projects or services that rely on the vendor and creates potential legal, regulatory and reputational risk for Meta. Monitor forthcoming disclosures for the scale of the breach, types of data exposed, and any regulator or customer impact.