PornHub Premium Member Data Stolen in Mixpanel Breach, Extortion Attempt by ShinyHunters
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Summary
PornHub is being extorted by the ShinyHunters gang after hackers stole Premium member search and watch history data through a breach at analytics vendor Mixpanel. The breach occurred on November 8, 2025, via an SMS phishing attack that compromised Mixpanel's systems. PornHub has confirmed the incident impacted some Premium users and is investigating the extent of the data exposure.
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Mixpanel suffered a breach on November 8th, 2025, after an SMS phishing (smishing) attack enabled threat actors to compromise its systems.
"A recent cybersecurity incident involving Mixpanel, a third-party data analytics provider, has impacted some Pornhub Premium users," reads a PornHub security notice.
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