Tags: AI recruiting

Mercor, an AI recruiting startup that connects domain experts with companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic, disclosed a security incident linked to a supply‑chain attack on the open‑source LiteLLM project. The breach, attributed to the hacking group TeamPCP, affected thousands of organizations and coincided with claims by the extortion group Lapsus$ that it had accessed Mercor's data. Mercor said it moved quickly to contain the incident, engaged leading third‑party forensics experts, and continues to communicate with customers and contractors while investigations proceed. Read more

Alex, an AI‑driven recruiting startup, announced a $17 million Series A financing led by Peak XV Partners with participation from Y Combinator, Uncorrelated Ventures and several chief human resources officers. The funding follows a $3 million seed round and will be used to expand its voice‑AI platform that conducts autonomous screening interviews for employers. Co‑founder Aaron Wang, a former Facebook engineer, says the technology can handle thousands of interviews daily, delivering richer candidate profiles than traditional résumé data. Competitors include HeyMilo, ConverzAI and Ribbon. Read more