By Raphael Satter
-Ephemeral messaging app Snap had worker knowledge uncovered by a breach at a third-party doc evaluation agency, in response to a doc reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.
Snap mentioned it had been informed by doc evaluation firm Elevate that an unauthorized social gathering had accessed a few of Elevate’s pc techniques in March 2022, in response to a Sept. 13 letter to a former worker. That worker was informed that their title, tackle, employment historical past and compensation info might have been among the many affected information.
The letter mentioned Snap was terminating its relationship with Elevate, which additionally offers companies to legislation corporations, in response to its web site.
A Snap spokesperson confirmed solely that an unspecified outdoors vendor skilled an information breach that “uncovered private info of a few of our present and former workforce members,” including that no Snapchat customers have been affected.
Snap mentioned it had notified the individuals affected and wouldn't use the seller for related companies sooner or later.
A spokesperson for Elevate declined to remark.
Reuters was not instantly in a position to decide who else obtained the letter or what number of different staff or former staff might have been affected by the breach.
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