Hackers claim Pornhub leak of 200M user records
Pornhub is responding to a major privacy scare after hacking group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen 94GB of Pornhub Premium user data covering more than 200 million records, including email addresses and detailed viewing and search histories, and is attempting to extort the company with a Bitcoin ransom under threat of public release. Pornhub says its core systems were not breached and that passwords and payment details remain secure, while the data appears to be several years old and possibly tied to now‑ended analytics work by vendor Mixpanel, which denies its November 2025 breach exposed Pornhub information.
📌 Key Facts
- ShinyHunters claims to have stolen 94GB of Pornhub data tied to more than 200 million Premium user records and is demanding a Bitcoin ransom.
- The alleged dataset includes email addresses, activity types, locations, video URLs and names, search keywords, and timestamps showing what users watched or downloaded and when.
- Pornhub says the incident did not involve a breach of its Premium systems and that passwords and financial data were not exposed, and users contacted by Reuters confirmed the data was accurate but several years old.
📊 Relevant Data
38 teenage boys in the US have died by suicide since 2021 after falling victim to sextortion scams.
Sextortion scams led 38 US teens to die by suicide over five years — New York Post
1 in 5 teens ages 13-20 in the US reported experiencing sextortion.
The state of sextortion in 2025 — Thorn
LGBTQ+ youth in the US face a 28% rate of self-harm as a result of sextortion, nearly 3 times higher than non-LGBTQ+ peers.
The state of sextortion in 2025 — Thorn
In 2025, women accounted for 38% of all Pornhub visitors worldwide, representing a 14% surge since 2015.
Pornhub reveals number of women watching X-rated videos is surging — New York Post
The 18-24 age group contributed to 29% of all Pornhub visitors in 2024, up 2% from 2023.
2025 Year in Review — Pornhub Insights