Pornhub cyberattack sees some Premium members data stolen - here's what we know so far
ShinyHunters assumes responsibility for Pornhub Premium attack
· TechRadarNews By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 December 2025
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- Pornhub says a Mixpanel compromise exposed some Premium‑user data, though not passwords or payment info
- Mixpanel disputes that its November breach leaked Pornhub data, while ShinyHunters claims responsibility
- Attackers allegedly hold 94GB of sensitive records, including emails, activity details, and viewing metadata
Adult website Pornhub has revealed some of its Premium members had their data compromised as part of a third-party supply chain attack.
In a data breach notification letter published on the company’s website dated December 12, Pornhub explained unnamed threat actors compromised Mixpanel, a third-party data analytics provider with which the company has not worked since 2021.
There, the hackers managed to obtain some sensitive data generated by the platform’s Premium users. Passwords, credentials, payment details, or government IDs were not taken, it stressed.
Hiding in plain sight
“Like Google, ChatGPT and others who were compromised as a part of the same attack, Mixpanel informed us of this breach,” it said. “Although we have not worked with Mixpanel since 2021, it is our responsibility to ensure we inform you of this event.”
Pornhub did not share any additional details, such as the number of the people affected by the breach, the nature of the information stolen, or the identity of the attackers.
The company said it launched a “comprehensive internal investigation”, engaged relevant authorities, as well as Mixpanel. It urged users to “remain vigilant” towards incoming email messages, especially those claiming to be coming from Pornhub.
The breach Pornhub refers to - which also affected Google and ChatGPT - was revealed in November 2025, with the Mixpanel breach attributed to ransomware actors ShinyHunters.
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