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Pornhub User Data Reportedly Stolen by Hacker Group ShinyHunters, Threaten to Expose
- Thursday December 18, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal
Pornhub is reportedly facing an extortion attempt after hackers linked to the ShinyHunters group claimed to have stolen data of more than 200 million Premium users. The attackers have threatened to publish the data unless a Bitcoin ransom is paid. While samples shared with the media appear genuine, questions remain around how recent the data is and...
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Google Warns Of Hackers Claiming To Steal Data From Oracle Apps
- Thursday October 2, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Alphabet's Google said hackers are sending extortion emails to an unspecified number of executives, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from their Oracle business applications.
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20...200...400-Crore - Mukesh Ambani Gets 3rd Threat Mail In A Week: Report
- Tuesday October 31, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has received a threat e-mail from an unidentified person seeking Rs 400 crore, police said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Twitter Hack: Private Data of 40 Crore Users Up for Sale; Hacker Extorting CEO Elon Musk: Report
- Tuesday December 27, 2022
- Written by Manas Mitul, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Private data of over 40 crore Twitter users has reportedly been hacked and put up for sale. According to a report, the data breach includes phone numbers and emails of prominent Twitter users like American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and a number of celebrities. The hacker is also reportedly attempting to extort T...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Robinhood Says Email Addresses of 5 Million Customers Exposed in Security Breach
- Tuesday November 9, 2021
- Agence France-Presse
Robinhood said a third party had obtained access to the email addresses of about five million of its customers.
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www.gadgets360.com
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CERT-In Issues Advisory to Inform Citizens About Email Extortion Scam
- Thursday April 30, 2020
- Jagmeet Singh
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned of a new email extortion campaign that scammers have started on the Web to force people to send money by professing to have hacked their systems.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Pornhub User Data Reportedly Stolen by Hacker Group ShinyHunters, Threaten to Expose
- Thursday December 18, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal
Pornhub is reportedly facing an extortion attempt after hackers linked to the ShinyHunters group claimed to have stolen data of more than 200 million Premium users. The attackers have threatened to publish the data unless a Bitcoin ransom is paid. While samples shared with the media appear genuine, questions remain around how recent the data is and...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Warns Of Hackers Claiming To Steal Data From Oracle Apps
- Thursday October 2, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Alphabet's Google said hackers are sending extortion emails to an unspecified number of executives, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from their Oracle business applications.
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www.ndtv.com
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20...200...400-Crore - Mukesh Ambani Gets 3rd Threat Mail In A Week: Report
- Tuesday October 31, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has received a threat e-mail from an unidentified person seeking Rs 400 crore, police said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Twitter Hack: Private Data of 40 Crore Users Up for Sale; Hacker Extorting CEO Elon Musk: Report
- Tuesday December 27, 2022
- Written by Manas Mitul, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Private data of over 40 crore Twitter users has reportedly been hacked and put up for sale. According to a report, the data breach includes phone numbers and emails of prominent Twitter users like American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and a number of celebrities. The hacker is also reportedly attempting to extort T...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Robinhood Says Email Addresses of 5 Million Customers Exposed in Security Breach
- Tuesday November 9, 2021
- Agence France-Presse
Robinhood said a third party had obtained access to the email addresses of about five million of its customers.
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www.gadgets360.com
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CERT-In Issues Advisory to Inform Citizens About Email Extortion Scam
- Thursday April 30, 2020
- Jagmeet Singh
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned of a new email extortion campaign that scammers have started on the Web to force people to send money by professing to have hacked their systems.
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www.gadgets360.com