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Australian police arrest two over TeamPCP hacks targeting Mercor, OpenAI, and others

Australian police arrested two suspects linked to the TeamPCP hacking group, which conducted cyberattacks targeting major tech companies including OpenAI and Mercor. The arrests follow a wave of attacks earlier this year that exploited vulnerabilities in widely used open source software dependencies.

Background

The TeamPCP group has been linked to a series of cyberattacks exploiting supply chain vulnerabilities in open source software. Major technology companies have increasingly relied on open source components, making them attractive targets for sophisticated threat actors.

Source
TechCrunch
Published
Aug 27, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Score
8.0 / 10