S7, E272 - They Know What You Watched

About this episode

This episode discusses the Pornhub data breach and the implications of the stolen data.

Send us Fan Mail SHOW NOTES The Pornhub breach is being reported as a data story. It's actually a story about shame as a weapon. In December 2025, a hacker group called ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen 200 million records from Pornhub Premium users — including email addresses, locations, and intimate watch and search history. They sent extortion demands. The data was verified as real. In this episode of Privacy Please, Cameron Ivey breaks down: ✅ What was actually stolen — and why i...

People in this episode

Host: Cameron Ivey

Topics covered

• data breach
• privacy
• extortion
• shame
• internet security

Keywords

• Pornhub
• data breach
• ShinyHunters
• extortion
• privacy
• internet security
• shame

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pornhub, ShinyHunters

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