The Vimeo data breach exposed personal information of 119,000 people

Date:
Wed, 06 May 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Description:
ShinyHunters leaks the stolen database that allegedly contains emails and names.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Fresh analysis shows the April 2026 Vimeo incident exposed emails and names of about 119,000 users ShinyHunters leaked 106GB of stolen documents after failed ransom
negotiations While the data is limited, victims face heightened phishing and identity fraud risks The Vimeo data breach which took place in April 2026 affected more than 119,000 people, new data from Have I Been Pwned? has revealed, with the victims laregly losing email addresses and names.

In late April, Vimeo notified its users about a security incident that came
as a result of the Anodot breach, as the ShinyHunters gang broke in via the third-party integration features, accessed Anodots users Snowflake accounts, including Vimeos. Anodot is an AI-powered, cloud-based analytics platform
that hunts for business incidents and anomalies in real-time, helping businesses identify sudden drops in sales, cost spikes, or technical glitches before they can significantly impact the organization and its customers. Article continues below You may like Vimeo confirms security incident, blames attack on Anodot breach Flickr confirms data breach, tells customers their private info may have been affected - here's what we know Canvas maker Instructure reveals data breach confirms user personal information leaked ShinyHunters leak the files At first, Vimeo believed that the attackers stole technical data, video titles and metadata. It said that only in some cases, customer email addresses may have been compromised. The company also did not know, at the time, how many people were affected.

Now, since the negotiations with ShinyHunters broke down, the gang decided to leak 106GB of stolen documents.

"Your Snowflake and Bigquery instances data was compromised thanks to Anodot.com," the extortion gang allegedly said, as per BleepingComputer .
"The company failed to reach an agreement with us despite our incredible patience, all the chances and offers we made."

At the same time, Have I Been Pwned? analyzed the archive and said it exposes 119,200 peoples email addresses and some names. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

There is not much hackers can do with just emails and names, but they could send relatively convincing phishing emails or try to open up different accounts in victims names. Therefore, it would be wise to be cautious with incoming emails, especially those claiming to be from Vimeo.

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