If you’re a Vimeo user, you might want to start monitoring your online accounts and maybe even change your password. This is because Vimeo has recently disclosed a data breach, which unfortunately resulted in personal information belonging to 119,000 people being exposed.
Vimeo confirms recent data breach
For those unfamiliar, back in April, Vimeo confirmed it was a victim of a data breach. It wasn’t the result of hackers breaching its systems, but rather the systems of Anodot, a data anomaly detection company. However, as a result of that breach, personal data belonging to 119,000 people were stolen.
According to Have I Been Pwned, it seems that this was the work of hacking group ShinyHunters. If the name sounds familiar, it is because the group has been behind a spate of hacks in recent months. This includes Rockstar Games, which suffered a breach via a third-party provider. A company called Aura, which sells data theft protection, was also another victim.
Vimeo says, “Our initial findings suggest that the databases accessed primarily contain technical data, video titles and metadata, and, in some cases, customer email addresses.”
The company is also reassuring users that this data breach did not access customer login credentials. Nor did it cause any disruptions to its services or system. “The data accessed does not include Vimeo video content, valid user login credentials, or payment card information. Vimeo user and customer login credentials are secure. This incident did not cause any disruption to our systems or service.”
What should you do?
That being said, even if Vimeo says no login credentials were stolen, it is still worrying. But what can you do about it? For starters, you can check the Have I Been Pwned website to see if your email returns any results. If it does, then maybe it’s time to consider changing your password to your online accounts, especially those tied to financial services.
You might also want to consider enabling 2FA wherever possible, or better still, use Passkeys. This will ensure that even hackers got your password, they still wouldn’t be able to log into your accounts. You can find out more about Passkeys and enabling it in our guide here.
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