Data Breaches Vimeo Confirms User and Customer Data Breach The ShinyHunters group is threatening to leak stolen files unless Vimeo agrees to pay a ransom. By Eduard Kovacs | April 28, 2026 (1:11 PM ET) Flipboard Reddit Whatsapp Whatsapp Email Video hosting platform Vimeo has confirmed that hackers have stolen user and customer data following an attack involving a third-party vendor. According to Vimeo, hackers accessed databases containing technical data, video titles and metadata, and the email addresses of some customers. “The data accessed does not include Vimeo video content, valid user login credentials, or payment card information,” the company said . “Vimeo user and customer login credentials are secure. This incident did not cause any disruption to our systems or service.” Vimeo said the attackers targeted the Anodot analytics platform. Following the incident, Anodot credentials have been disabled and integration with Vimeo systems has been removed. The investigation is ongoing and law enforcement has been notified. “We’ve taken steps to secure our environment and continue to monitor the situation closely,” a Vimeo spokesperson told SecurityWeek . Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. ShinyHunters has taken credit for the Vimeo hack, claiming to have obtained data from the company’s Snowflake and BigQuery instances. The group is threatening to leak stolen files unless a ransom is paid. The company has been given until April 30 to respond. Vimeo hacked The cybercrime group has been targeting organizations’ Salesforce instances and other widely used services. At the time of writing, the ShinyHunters website lists three organizations allegedly targeted via Anodot: Vimeo, Rockstar Games , and fashion retail giant Zara. 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The ShinyHunters group breached Vimeo by compromising a third-party analytics vendor, Anodot, gaining access to databases containing technical data, video metadata, and customer email addresses. The attackers are threatening to leak the stolen data unless a ransom is paid by April 30. Vimeo has disabled the compromised Anodot credentials and removed its integration while the investigation continues.