S7, E272 - They Know What You Watched
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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 it's worse than most breaches ✅ The three-way blame game between Pornhub, Mixpanel, and a mysterious 2023…
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