ShinyHunters reportedly breaches Pornhub, asking for a Bitcoin ransom for 2025
Pornhub is facing significant backlash after the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for a large data breach. They reportedly stole about 94GB of information linked to over 200 million records and are now demanding a ransom in Bitcoin. BleepingComputer has reported that the hackers threatened to release this data unless their demands are met. While […]
Hackers Demand Bitcoin Ransom to Prevent Exposure of Pornhub Users
Hacker Group ‘ShinyHunters’ Claims to Have Stolen Pornhub User Data A hacker group known as ‘ShinyHunters’ claims it has acquired sensitive personal information from users of Pornhub, a major adult entertainment platform. They are reportedly demanding a ransom payment in Bitcoin to prevent the release of this data, which could have serious repercussions for those […]
Pornhub restricts all users in a different state due to age-verification regulations
Pornhub Blocks Access in Arizona Over New Age Verification Law Pornhub has begun blocking users in Arizona following the state’s recent implementation of strict age verification protocols. Those unable to access adult sites might resort to, well, some less regulated parts of the internet, which feels like a rather troubling consequence. This well-known platform, based […]
Pornhub Resolves Lawsuit Claiming It Contains Child Sexual Abuse Material for $5 Million
Pornhub Parent Company Settles FTC Lawsuit Iro, the parent company of Pornhub, along with its affiliates, has come to a settlement regarding a lawsuit filed by the FTC and the State of Utah. The lawsuit alleged that the company misled users about the presence of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) and Non-Consensual Materials (NCM) on […]
Pornhub exits Texas following Supreme Court decision, concealing a harmful reality
Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas Pornography Law On June 27, the US Supreme Court rendered a 6-3 decision concerning a Texas law that aims to determine the age of users accessing pornography websites, in an effort to shield minors from explicit content. This law raises First Amendment concerns, igniting heated discussions. The dissenting voices came […]
Pornhub Employees Concerned About Potential Jail Time for Child Pornography Downloaded from Their Own Site, Documents Reveal
PornHub has been implicated in harboring child pornography on its platform for years, as revealed by recent documents. These findings highlight internal communication, indicating the company has struggled to remove such harmful content. Internal correspondence from around 2020 shows that the executives were aware of the issue and had discussions about how to address it, […]
Justice Alito mockingly asks whether people visit Pornhub for articles ‘like the old Playboy magazine’
Not a judge, Judge Alito. A conservative Supreme Court justice raised eyebrows Wednesday when, during oral arguments, he sharply questioned whether the porn site Pornhub publishes cultural content similar to “old-school Playboy magazines.” The high court is hearing a challenge to a Texas law that requires adult sites to verify the age of their users, […]
Pornhub to Block Access in Florida over Age Verification Law
Pornhub, the world's most popular porn website, will deny access to all users in Florida starting January 1, 2025, in protest of the state's new age verification requirements that protect children from adult content I will. florida politics report Pornhub, the world's most trafficked porn website, announced that it will block access for all users […]
Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz goes viral following masked appearance at Pornhub Awards
Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz became a hot topic among conservative critics after attending the Pornhub Awards. Lorenz, a technology and online culture columnist for the Post, posted various posts on Instagram Thursday from a quinceañera ceremony in West Hollywood. “What a great night at the Pornhub Awards! Huge support to all the performers,” Lorenz […]
Web Searches For ‘VPN’ Surge After Pornhub Access Blocked
Google VPN searches spiked in Texas after Pornhub disabled access in the state on Thursday, according to multiple reports. People started looking for virtual private networks (VPNs) after Pornhub blocked access to users in Texas due to the state’s age verification law. Pornographic sites are required to include measures to ensure that only people over […]