Idealab
Disclosed Jul 1, 20251 year ago2,790 affectedConfirmed
Hunters International leaked IdeaLab data from October 2024 attack
Startup incubator IdeaLab notified current and former employees, contractors and dependents that data was stolen after it detected suspicious activity on October 7, 2024; Hunters International claimed the attack and leaked 137,000 files.
What is known
| People affected | 2,790 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Discovered | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Happened | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Attack | Ransomware |
| Data exposed | Names, Employment, Other |
| Sector | Finance · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Idealaboag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Vermont AG: Idealab data breach noticeago.vermont.gov · Regulator | Regulator |
| IdeaLab confirms data stolen in ransomware attack last yearbleepingcomputer.com · News | News |
| Vermont Attorney General: 2025-07-01 Idealab Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2025 data breach report: Idealabin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Jul 1, 2025 | |
| Researchtotal | Jul 1, 2025 | |
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Jul 1, 2025 | |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Jul 1, 2025 | 4 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 2790 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-07-01-idealab-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to finance · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to ransomware · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","employment","other"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2024-10-07 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Startup incubator IdeaLab notified current and former employees, contractors and dependents that data was stolen after it detected suspicious activity on October 7, 2024; Hunters International claimed the attack and leaked 137,000 files. · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Hunters International leaked IdeaLab data from October 2024 attack · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.