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Pornhub Ties Reported User Data Exposure to Former Analytics Vendor as Hackers Claim 94GB Haul

The company says its systems were not breached and that the stolen records stem from its past use of Mixpanel, which did not store passwords or payment details.

Overview

  • Attackers claim the archive contains historical records for more than 200 million Premium accounts, including emails, approximate locations, searches, viewing activity, video URLs and timestamps.
  • Reports say the hackers are attempting extortion by threatening to publish intimate browsing histories targeting both Pornhub and individual users.
  • Pornhub states the data traces back to Mixpanel, a provider it stopped using in 2021, and that the records are at least four years old.
  • Coverage attributes the operation to ShinyHunters, while independent verification of the full dataset and its contents is still developing.
  • Some reports say unauthorized access was detected in November 2025 and that Mixpanel clients received extortion emails, with Pornhub warning users to watch for phishing.