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By Raphael Satter
(Reuters) -Ephemeral messaging app Snap (NYSE:) had worker knowledge uncovered by a breach at a third-party doc evaluation agency, in keeping with 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 keeping with a Sept. 13 letter to a former worker. That worker was informed that their title, deal with, employment historical past and compensation data might have been among the many affected information.
The letter mentioned Snap was terminating its relationship with Elevate, which additionally supplies providers to legislation corporations, in keeping with its web site.
A Snap spokesperson confirmed solely that an unspecified exterior vendor skilled an information breach that “uncovered private data of a few of our present and former staff members,” including that no Snapchat customers have been affected.
Snap mentioned it had notified the folks affected and wouldn’t use the seller for related providers sooner or later.
A spokesperson for Elevate declined to remark.
Reuters was not instantly capable of decide who else obtained the letter or what number of different workers or former workers might have been affected by the breach.
