Hackers Steal 200 Million Pornhub User Records in Major Data Breach

ShinyHunters exposed 200M Pornhub users' data, demanding bitcoin to keep the info private; no passwords or payments compromised.

By Content Team

Dec 18, 2025

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Hackers calling themselves ShinyHunters have accessed the viewing habits and search history of over 200 million Pornhub premium users. The breach exposed email addresses, video preferences, search activities, and location data, though passwords and payment information weren't compromised.

The attack targeted Mixpanel, a data analytics company that worked with Pornhub until 2021, meaning the stolen data isn't current. ShinyHunters, a western-based group of English-speaking hackers in their teens and twenties, has demanded bitcoin payment to prevent releasing the information publicly.

Pornhub emphasized their own systems weren't breached and that only a "select" number of users were affected through the third-party analytics provider.

Source: The Guardian

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