Snap worker information uncovered after breach at doc firm Elevate -letter By Reuters

By Raphael Satter

(Reuters) -Ephemeral messaging app Snap (NYSE:) had worker information uncovered by a breach at a third-party doc evaluation agency, based on a doc reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.

Snap stated it had been informed by doc evaluation firm Elevate that an unauthorized social gathering had accessed a few of Elevate’s pc methods in March 2022, based on a Sept. 13 letter to a former worker. That worker was informed that their identify, handle, employment historical past and compensation info could have been among the many affected information.

The letter stated Snap was terminating its relationship with Elevate, which additionally supplies companies to regulation corporations, based on its web site.

A Snap spokesperson confirmed solely that an unspecified outdoors vendor skilled a knowledge breach that “uncovered private info of a few of our present and former crew members,” including that no Snapchat customers had been affected.

Snap stated it had notified the folks affected and wouldn’t use the seller for comparable companies sooner or later.

A spokesperson for Elevate declined to remark.

Reuters was not instantly in a position to decide who else acquired the letter or what number of different staff or former staff could have been affected by the breach.