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Australian police arrest two over TeamPCPhacks targeting Mercor, OpenAI, and others

The arrests come after a wave of cyberattacks earlier this year targeting tech companies that rely on high-profile and widely used open source software.

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Zack Whittaker27 Aug 2026, 02:27 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readTechGlobal

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

The arrests come after a wave of cyberattacks earlier this year targeting tech companies that rely on high-profile and widely used open source software.

This report is published with credit to TechCrunch. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on TechCrunch →

Source: TechCrunch · Zack Whittaker. Published 27 Aug 2026, 02:27 pm.

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