Mercor

Mercor Faces Lawsuit Over Data Breach Exposing Contractor Biometrics and Interviews

Mercor, the $10 billion AI training feedback startup that has worked with clients including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, faces at least seven class-action lawsuits following a data breach that exposed contractor information such as job interview recordings, facial biometric data, and computer screenshots. The suits claim Mercor monitored contractors' computers via software, shared applicant-vetting data with partners in potential violation of regulations, and used recorded interviews to train AI models. The breach stemmed from a LiteLLM supply-chain attack and prompted Meta to pause cooperation with Mercor while investigating. Mercor disputes the speculative claims, states it takes privacy seriously, complies with laws, conducted a thorough investigation with third-party forensics experts, and communicated with affected stakeholders.

Mercor Faces Multiple Class-Action Lawsuits Over Data Breach Affecting Contractors

Mercor, the San Francisco-based AI talent platform valued at $10 billion, faces at least six class-action lawsuits filed in federal courts in California and Texas by contractors seeking damages exceeding $5 million for a data breach. The suits allege exposure of personal information including Social Security numbers, birth dates, passports, facial and voice biometric data, recorded video interviews, background checks, and screenshots captured by monitoring software Insightful during work sessions. The breach, tied to a supply-chain compromise of the open-source LiteLLM project, involved roughly four terabytes of data including a 3TB drive with video and verification data, and was confirmed around March 30-31, 2026. Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating the incident while Mercor disputes the claims and states it acted quickly to remedy the breach affecting thousands of companies.

Forbes Post Confirms Brendan Foody Among World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaires via Mercor $10 Billion Valuation

Surya Midha Co-Founder of Mercor Builds AI Hiring Platform and Raises Millions from Silicon Valley Investors

Modal Integrates with AppliedCompute to Train Custom Agents for Mercor and Other Clients

Surya Midha Rises to World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire via Mercor at $10 Billion Valuation

Mercor AI Training Firm 2026 Study: Every Top-Tier AI Agent Failed Most of 480 Workplace Tasks

Mercor Valued at $10 Billion After $350 Million Series C Raises Amid AI Contractor Demand Surge

Mercor was on pace to hit over $1 billion in annualized revenue earlier in 2026 from its AI training business before the data leak. The company raised $350 million in its Series C round that valued it at $10 billion. Mercor provides human contractors for AI model training alongside competitors like Handshake, which saw its AI training gross annualized revenue rise to nearly $1 billion. Mercor crossed the $1 billion mark earlier this year up from $500 million in September 2025 with net revenue of $300 million to $400 million after contractor costs. The company achieved free cash flow profitability prior to the March 2026 breach.

Mercor Data Breach via LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack Exposes Contractor Tax Records and AI Systems

Mercor $10B AI Training Startup Faces Worker Backlash Amid High-Paying Contractor Roles

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs through contractor roles paying up to $350 per hour for specialized AI training tasks. Mercor leadership includes 20-something Peter Thiel proteges and the company was valued at $10 billion after its Series C round. Critics cite intrusive oversight and labor concerns in the high-volume AI data labeling and training work. Mercor processes custom datasets used to teach AI models at scale for major labs. The company expanded rapidly after raising $350 million in its Series C round in late 2025.

Mercor Data Breach Exposes 4TB Including AI Training Data, Prompts Meta Partnership Pause

Forbes post notes Brendan Foody among youngest billionaires through Mercor

Forbes posted on May 18, 2026 that Brendan Foody at age 22 ranks among the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. His startup Mercor helps Silicon Valley’s biggest AI labs train their models and reached a $10 billion valuation in 2025. The post references the full Forbes Billionaires list and includes a photo credit to Cody Pickens. Brendan Foody’s inclusion follows Mercor’s prior $350 million Series C round.

Mercor hires Key Account Executive in Australia at $50–$90 per hour

Mercor posts job openings for Senior Program Manager, Finance Platform

Mercor Seeks Strategic Finance Associate to Evaluate Product Investments and Pricing

Mercor posted a Strategic Finance Associate role focused on evaluating returns on product investments, pricing changes, and operational initiatives. The position requires surfacing insights for leadership on capital allocation decisions. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion with in-person work five days a week in San Francisco. The company crossed $1 billion annualized revenue run rate earlier in 2026 and pays out over $2 million daily to contractors.

Mercor Posts Engineering Manager Role for Core Engineering Team

Mercor listed an Engineering Manager position for its Core Engineering team with requirements for experience from companies including Scale AI, Google, Airbnb, Robinhood, Two Sigma, DoorDash, and Amazon. The role supports scaling payments systems for a two-sided marketplace connecting AI labs with global contractors. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion with in-person work five days a week in San Francisco, NYC, or London offices. The company appears on the Forbes AI 50 list for the second consecutive year.

Mercor.io Corp. Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Expert Worker Misclassification

Mercor Pays Over $2 Million Daily to 30,000 Contractors Amid $1B Revenue Run Rate

Mercor engineering leaders Jacob Brazeal and Derek Shimozawa detailed payments infrastructure upgrades on May 18, 2026. The company scaled from $2 million monthly payouts to over $2 million daily to more than 30,000 weekly active contractors worldwide. Mercor reached $500 million run rate in 17 months from zero and crossed $1 billion annualized revenue run rate earlier in 2026. Mercor operates as a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion and is trusted by 6 of 7 Mag 7 companies while maintaining in-person work five days a week in San Francisco.

Mercor Seeks Healthcare Data Partnerships Lead for Deal Negotiation and Prospecting

Mercor listed a Healthcare Data Partnerships Lead position. The role involves partnership cycle management, outbound prospecting, pitch development, and deal negotiation. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. The job posting surfaced 9 hours ago on the Ashby platform. Mercor works in-person five days a week in San Francisco.

Mercor CEO Brendan Foody Discusses AI Training Jobs Paying Average $105 per Hour

Mercor resources page lists new AI job roles emerging in 2026

Mercor published a resources page on May 14, 2026 listing new jobs and roles emerging due to AI in 2026. The page covers technical roles, semi-technical and governance roles, and business and leadership roles across healthcare, finance, retail, manufacturing, logistics, and consulting. Chief AI officer is now a common role at many companies. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion.

Futurism article reports Mercor connects unemployed workers with AI training gigs

Mercor Posts Public Sector Consultant AI Trainer Role at $80-$160 per Hour