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ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Maxwell Zeff, Zoë Schiffer, and Lily Hay Newman report: Meta has paused all its work with the data contracting firm Mercor while it investigates a major security breach that impacted the startup, two sources...

4 April 2026 · Third-party and supply chain
4 April 2026
DII-2026-000976 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Third-party and supply chain
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
4 April 2026
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Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Third-party and supply chain
Industry
Business and professional services

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This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
4 April 2026
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