Vimeo confirms security incident, blames attack on Anodot breach | TechRadar

Image Credit: Shutterstock (Image credit: Shutterstock) A third‑party breach exposed certain Vimeo user and customer data The accessed information included metadata and some email addresses, but not video content or payment details Vimeo disabled the integration, engaged external investigators, and was threatened with ransom demands Popular video platform Vimeo has notified users some of their data may have been accessed by malicious third parties. In a security incident announcement published on the company’s website, Vimeo said the unauthorized data access came as a result of the Anodot breach. 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. In early April 2026, it was reported ShinyHunters broke in, and through the third-party integration features, accessed Anodot’s users’ Snowflake accounts. Apparently, more than a dozen companies were hit, but the only confirmed victim so far is Rockstar Games, the company behind the famed Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption game series – but now, Vimeo has stated it was also affected by this attack. Article continues below Confirmed Anodot incident “We have
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