Klue Third-Party Breach Impact
High severity · Security
OpenObserved
In May/June 2026, a breach of Klue impacted Salesforce integrations. Huntress staff received phishing emails, but Huntress confirmed no customer data or products were compromised.
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Huntress
Also known as Huntress Labs · Huntress Cybersecurity
Columbia, Maryland, United States · Est. 2015 · 501-1000 employees
Key people
- Kyle Hanslovan is the CEO and Co-founder of Huntress [1].
- Chris Bisnett is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder [1].
- Maria Izurieta is the Chief Financial Officer [1].
- Eric Stride is the Chief Security Officer [1].
Last updated: Aug 19, 2026, 04:43 AM
Elevated risk
Conditional
Huntress maintains a strong public security posture with SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and a dedicated SOC. However, the vendor was recently impacted by a…
Higher score = greater risk. How we score
59/100
Elevated RiskRisk Score
59/100
Research Coverage
Complete
Evidence Quality
High
01. Findings
Huntress maintains a robust public security posture, holding SOC 2 Type 2 certification for Security, Availability, and Confidentiality, as well as compliance with GDPR and CCPA. The company operates a 24/7 AI-centric Security Operations Center (SOC) staffed by security analysts and researchers. Huntress provides a Trust Center with access to security reports, penetration test results, and a Data Processing Agreement. Despite these controls, Huntress was recently impacted by a supply chain breach via its vendor Klue, which led to the exposure of Salesforce data, including employee contact information and conversational data. Huntress has published advisories regarding this incident and outlined mitigation steps.
Klue Breach
High severity · Security
OpenObserved
Potential data breach through Klue, a third-party integration
Klue Supply Chain Breach Impacts Huntress
High severity · Security
OpenObserved
In June 2026, Huntress was impacted by a breach of its vendor Klue, resulting in the exposure of Salesforce data including employee contact information and conversational data. Huntress published advisories and mitigation steps.
02. Events
[breach] Klue Third-Party Breach Impact
In May/June 2026, a breach of Klue impacted Salesforce integrations. Huntress staff received phishing emails, but Huntress confirmed no customer data or products were compromised.
Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM · Source
[breach] Klue Breach
Potential data breach through Klue, a third-party integration
Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM · Source
[breach] Klue Supply Chain Breach Impacts Huntress
In June 2026, Huntress was impacted by a breach of its vendor Klue, resulting in the exposure of Salesforce data including employee contact information and conversational data. Huntress published advisories and mitigation steps.
Jun 18, 2026, 12:00 AM · Source
[funding] Series D1 Funding
Huntress raised $150M in Series D1 funding in July 2024, bringing total funding to over $309M.
Jul 18, 2024, 12:00 AM · Source
03. Observed posture
Evidence classObserved
Deterministic outside-in checks run directly against the vendor's domain - not inferred from press or marketing pages.
Last observed: Aug 19, 2026, 04:43 AM
Email authentication (SPF / DMARC)
infoPassCertificate transparency exposure
crt.sh unavailable
infoInconclusiveSecurity headers
5/6 security headers present
infoPass
04. AI Risk
How this vendor uses AI/ML with customer data - model providers, training stance, subprocessors, and relevant DPA language when publicly documented.
AI exposure tier: Moderate AI Exposure
Huntress utilizes AI in its security operations, describing its platform as 'AI-centric' and employing 'AI Analysts' named Athena to assist SOC analysts with alert triage and investigation [25]. The company states that AI is used to cut through noise and connect signals across endpoints, identities, and logs [25]. Huntress provides AI Usage FAQs in its Trust Center, indicating transparency about its AI practices [16]. However, specific details on whether customer data is used to train AI models or the specific LLM providers used are not explicitly detailed in the provided sources.
- Training on customer data
- Training stance unknown
- DPA / trust-center notes
- Huntress provides a Data Processing Agreement and AI Usage FAQs in its Trust Center.
05. Company
Huntress is a global cybersecurity company founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators Kyle Hanslovan, Chris Bisnett, and John Ferrell . Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, the company aims to democratize enterprise-grade security for small and medium-sized businesses . Huntress has raised over $310 million in venture capital, including a $150 million Series D round in June 2024 that valued the company at over $1.5 billion . The company is fully remote and has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Fast 500 lists for its rapid growth . As of mid-2026, Huntress reports protecting over 270,000 businesses and surpassing $250 million in annual recurring revenue.
06. Product
Huntress offers the Huntress Agentic Security Platform, which combines Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and Security Awareness Training (SAT) . The platform is designed for under-resourced IT teams and Managed Service Providers (MSPs), offering 24/7 human-led, AI-assisted threat hunting and incident response. Huntress differentiates itself from enterprise-focused competitors like CrowdStrike and SentinelOne by providing a fully managed service with predictable pricing and no alert fatigue. The platform protects over 5 million endpoints and 14 million identities globally .
07. Recent News
In June 2026, Huntress was impacted by a cybercrime breach originating at Klue, a market intelligence platform, which resulted in the theft of Salesforce data including employee contact information and conversational data. Huntress published a detailed investigation and clarification regarding the scope of the data accessed. In July 2026, Huntress announced it had surpassed $250 million in ARR and protected 270,000 businesses. The company also expanded its channel ecosystem with new distribution partnerships in the UK, Nordics, and ANZ regions in mid-2026. Huntress continues to publish threat intelligence reports and advisories on emerging cyber threats.
08. Dependencies
Fourth parties this vendor relies on - subprocessors, infrastructure, and integrations surfaced from public sources.
09. Competitors
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11. Vendor response
Content in this section is vendor-supplied and does not alter Vendorisk.ai's risk tier or evaluation.
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12. Assessment history
- 8/19/2026, 4:43:39 AM · Elevated · 65
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13. Targeted questions
No unresolved controls
Targeted questions are generated only from unanswered or conflicting controls. The full SIG-lite questionnaire remains on its own route.
Evidence & provenance
35 sources · Generated Aug 19, 2026, 04:43 AM
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Evidence & provenance
35 sources · Generated Aug 19, 2026, 04:43 AM
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Company(6)
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Huntress (company) - Wikipedia
Company
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Huntress Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ
Company
Huntress Labs Inc Executive Team and Leadership
14. Sources
- [1] Huntress is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. Huntress (company) - Wikipedia
- [2] Kyle Hanslovan is the CEO and Co-founder of Huntress. Leadership | Huntress
- [3] Huntress offers Managed EDR, ITDR, SIEM, and Security Awareness Training. Huntress Ranked 149th Fastest Growing Company in North America on the 2025 Deloitte Fast 500™ | Huntress
- [4] Huntress holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification and is GDPR and CCPA compliant. Huntress Trust Center | Powered by SafeBase
- [5] Huntress was impacted by a Klue breach in June 2026, exposing Salesforce data. Cybercrime Breaches Klue: Salesforce Data Impacted for Many Victims, including Huntress | Huntress
- [6] Huntress raised $150 million in Series D funding in June 2024. Huntress (company) - Wikipedia
- [7] Huntress was founded in 2015. Huntress (company) - Wikipedia
- [8] Huntress has approximately 940 employees as of July 2026.
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