Video Platform Vimeo Hacked by 'ShinyHunters' Gang

Video platform Vimeo has suffered a breach involving hacking gang ShinyHunters, which stole a trove of data containing at least some user email addresses. Vimeo disclosed the breach on Monday. ShinyHunters is trying to extort the platform by threatening to publish the stolen information unless a ransom is paid. “Pay or Leak,” ShinyHunters wrote on the group’s dark web site. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Vimeo has traced the breach to a ShinyHunters attack on Anodot, a business monitoring tool. It stole authentication tokens, creating a pathway to hit other brands, including Rockstar Games, since Anodot can be integrated with Snowflake, a major cloud storage provider.

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