Hacking group ‘ShinyHunters’ threatens to expose premium users of sex site Pornhub

In Data Breach News, News
December 18, 2025

Reuters reports:

The hacking group “ShinyHunters” said on Tuesday it has stolen data belonging to premium customers of the leading sex website Pornhub and is threatening to publish it.

Although Reuters could not immediately establish the scope, scale, or details of the breach, the hackers provided a sample of the data which the news agency was able to partially authenticate.

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At least three former Pornhub customers – two men in Canada and a man in the U.S. – confirmed to Reuters that the data pertaining to them was authentic, albeit several years old. They spoke on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the matter.

Read more at Reuters.