Users of the adult platform Pornhub were extorted by the hacker group ShinyHunters. This was reported by the company's management.
The letter states that the platform was affected by a breach of the third-party analytics provider Mixpanel. The incident occurred on November 8, 2025, following a smishing attack.
In the ultimatum sent to Pornhub, the hackers claimed to have stolen 94 GB of data, containing over 200 million records of personal information.
Later, the group confirmed to the publication that the database includes 201,211,943 premium subscriber accounts.
The hackers provided the editorial office with a sample of the stolen data, containing sensitive information:
user's email address;
type of activity (viewing, downloading, visiting a channel);
location;
URL link and video title;
keywords related to the video;
exact time of the event.#Write2Earn
