Hunter

Hunter was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to spacebears in May 2026. The organization, operating in an undisclosed sector in Unknown, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.

spacebears operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.

Hunter was created by Antoine Finkelstein and François Grante in 2015. Freshly graduated, they saw the untapped potential of cold emails and wanted to address the challenges of prospecting and finding contact information. To achieve great success rate while complying with privacy regulations, they decided to use emails found on the public web. Email Hunter was born. Soon rebranded as Hunter, the tool quickly became a game-changer in business intelligence. Within weeks, it attracted thousands of users thanks to its user-friendly interface, handy browser extension, affordable pricing, and data accuracy. Unlike its peers, Hunter aimed not at large enterprises but at making cold emailing accessible to all. Over time, Hunter grew into a comprehensive email outreach platform, offering everything from finding contact information to sending cold emails. Antoine and François, with a focused team, continued to empower professionals with simple, powerful tools.-Personal information of employees and clients-Databse-Financial documents-Other files https://hunter.io/