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December 17, 2025
Hackers access Pornhub’s premium users’ viewing habits and search history
ShinyHunters group reportedly behind the hack affecting data of 200m users thought to be from before 2021
TL;DR
- Over 200 million data records of Pornhub premium users have been accessed.
- The stolen data includes email addresses, search and viewing activities, and locations.
- The hack was reportedly carried out by a group called ShinyHunters.
- Pornhub attributes the breach to an attack on its data analytics provider, Mixpanel.
- Pornhub states that passwords, payment details, and financial information were not exposed.
- Mixpanel is investigating the alleged data theft but found no indication of a cyber-attack on their business.
- Cybersecurity firm Sophos has not seen evidence of the Pornhub data being released on leak sites.
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