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Getting another Mercor offer can be good news even when you are uncomfortable with how the platform has handled your data. You may want to keep earning while also understanding what happened, whether the claims links circulating online are worth investigating, and what you should change before accepting more work.
Those are reasonable questions to ask together.
In April, I published Yes, Mercor Got Hacked. No, You Shouldn’t Stop Using It. The opportunity was still real. But a broad recommendation to keep using a platform leaves too much out. Your next decision depends on what information was affected, what a new project requires, and whether the work actually pays well after everything involved in getting paid.
This follow-up is about making that decision with better evidence.
What has changed since April
In its June 25 update, Mercor said its investigation of the March LiteLLM supply-chain attack was complete. The company said a limited subset of experts had sensitive information affected, that it had found no evidence of fraudulent use, and that it was notifying those individuals with details and an offer of identity protection.
That is the company’s account of its findings. It does not establish what happened to any particular reader’s information. Start with your own notification and seek clarification through Mercor’s official support channels if the scope remains unclear.
There is a more concrete document to check: the June 25 consumer notice filed with California’s Attorney General. Mercor states in that notice that an unauthorized actor accessed some systems between March 24 and 30 and downloaded data. The public sample leaves the recipient-specific information field blank, so it cannot tell you which of your records were affected.
That sample also specifies an October 1, 2026 enrollment deadline for its offer of 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration. As of this October 3 review, that date has passed. Check your own notice and ask the official support channel whether assistance remains available; do not assume an extension. This is a monitoring-enrollment date, not a deadline for bringing a legal claim.
The legal routes also need separating. ClaimsHero’s campaign page describes individual arbitration claims brought as part of a mass arbitration campaign. It advertises potential damages, explains its contingency-fee arrangement, and says no outcome is guaranteed. An advertised maximum is not an approved payout or a promise that you qualify.
Separately, the file-stamped complaint in Ananthula v. Mercor records a proposed class action filed April 21 in the Northern District of California. It contains allegations about the information exposed, not findings by a court. These describe different legal routes, and the right route for an individual depends on their agreement and circumstances.
In a September 28 Reddit discussion, commenters who said they were still working on projects asked whether participating could affect that work. A separate discussion raised questions about fees and eligibility. These threads reveal useful questions; they do not answer them reliably. I have not verified a guarantee about how a claim would affect current or future assignments. Ask prospective counsel directly rather than treating a comment as legal advice.
A few actions should not wait
Save your breach notice and relevant correspondence somewhere secure. Verify any contact or claim website independently before uploading identity documents. For US readers, the FTC explains credit freezes, account monitoring and identity-theft recovery. A freeze can help prevent new credit accounts being opened in your name; it does not remove leaked information or protect every existing account. Outside the US, use your local consumer-protection guidance.
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