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Was your data in the Vimeo breach?

2026 · vimeo.com · ~119,167 accounts exposedLow severity · 3/10

Vimeo (vimeo.com) suffered a data breach in 2026 that exposed around 119,167 accounts. If you had an account, some of your personal data may be circulating in leaked databases. The fastest way to know is to check your own email — free, in about 30 seconds, no password required.

What happened

In April 2026, the ShinyHunters extortion group listed Vimeo on their extortion portal as part of their "pay or leak" campaign. They subsequently published hundreds of gigabytes of data, predominantly consisting of video titles, technical data and metadata. The data also included 119k unique email addresses, sometimes accompanied by names. Vimeo attributed the exposure to a breach of Anodot, a third-party analytics vendor, and advised the incident does not include "Vimeo video content, valid user login credentials, or payment card information".

Breach details sourced from Have I Been Pwned, the industry-standard breach database. Risk analysis by Nullivo.

What was exposed, and why it matters

Not all breaches carry the same risk — what matters is which fields leaked. Here is what the Vimeo breach exposed and what each item actually enables:

Names and usernames

Links this leak to your other accounts — a reused username lets anyone build a profile of you across platforms.

Email addresses

Puts you on spam and phishing lists, and confirms to attackers that you hold an account with this service — which makes impersonation emails more believable.

What to do if you were affected

These steps are ordered for this specific breach — the most urgent action given what leaked comes first.

  1. Names and usernames: Search your usual username to see what else it exposes, and use distinct handles for sensitive accounts.
  2. Email addresses: Treat any message referencing this service with suspicion, and never act on links in unexpected emails.
  3. Check whether your own email appears in this breach — run a free scan to confirm before you spend time on the steps above.

How urgent is this now?

This breach is recent, so the data is actively traded and the risk is at its highest right now.

Remember: a breach can't be "un-leaked" — once a database is out, it exists in countless copies. The goal is to make the leaked data useless: change what can be changed, lock down what can't, and remove what has been republished.

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Frequently asked questions

What data was exposed in the Vimeo breach?

The Vimeo breach exposed names and usernames, email addresses. Links this leak to your other accounts — a reused username lets anyone build a profile of you across platforms.

How many people were affected by the Vimeo breach?

Around 119,167 accounts were exposed, making it a mid-sized breach.

What should I do if I had a Vimeo account?

Search your usual username to see what else it exposes, and use distinct handles for sensitive accounts. You can check whether your own email appears in this breach with a free Nullivo scan — no password required.

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