All you want to know as hackers demand ransom after Pornhub information breach

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Cyber crooks are demanding a ransom from Pornhub after stealing data and search history belonging to over 200 million Premium users in a third-party hack

What you need to know about the Pornhub data leak

• Pornhub has warned more than 200 million premium users that a security breach may have exposed their personal data and search history.

• Hackers lobbed a ransom demand at Pornhub after worming their way into the third-party system Mixpanel that Pornhub uses to monitor site traffic.

• Cybercrime collective ShinyHunters claimed they extracted a colossal data set of over 200 million entries, with the stolen information including email addresses, location, video titles, search keywords, and activity timestamps.

• Pornhub enlisted cybersecurity experts and stressed that sensitive information like users’ passwords, credentials, government IDs, and payment details were not compromised.

• Compromised records are believed to be from 2023 or earlier, as Pornhub’s collaboration with Mixpanel ceased that year.

• The platform has since secured the affected account, notified affected users, and issued a public warning for all users to remain vigilant against phishing or suspicious activity.

Read the full story: Pornhub security breach as 200 million users have data and search history stolen – Daily Star