Ransomware group spacebears hits Hunter
Hunter — a not found target operating in IE has been listed by the spacebears ransomware group on 2026-05-19. The information below reflects what the threat actor has publicly claimed on their leak site; the details have not been independently verified.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | Hunter |
|---|---|
| Threat Group | spacebears |
| Summary | 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/ |
| Date of Breach | 2026-05-19 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-05-26 |
| Region | IE |
| Target Domain | hunter.io |
| Business Sector | Not Found |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
Claim by spacebears
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/
Posted by the spacebears threat actor on its public leak site. This is the group's own statement and has not been independently verified by HackerFeeds.
Sources
Victim website
hunter.io
Leak post (onion / Tor)
http://5butbkrljkaorg5maepuca25oma7eiwo6a2rlhvkblb4v6mf3ki2ovid.onion/companies/40/hunter
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