Mixpanel vs. Pornhub: The Blame Game in a Hilarious Data Drama!

Mixpanel insists it’s not the culprit in the Pornhub data breach, pointing fingers at an inside job. Meanwhile, ShinyHunters claims responsibility, leaving Mixpanel to say, “Not us!” while Pornhub’s message to its users is, “Blame Mixpanel!” It’s a digital whodunit with a twist of “he said, she said.”

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Oh, the steamy world of adult websites and data breaches! Who would have thought that stolen data would cause such a scandal? But here we are, with Mixpanel and Pornhub pointing fingers faster than a soap opera love triangle. So, who really stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Your guess is as good as ours!

Key Points:

  • Mixpanel denies involvement in the Pornhub data breach, blaming a legitimate Pornhub employee.
  • ShinyHunters claims responsibility for the stolen data, including users’ search and video history.
  • Mixpanel reported a “smishing campaign” affecting some OpenAI customers in November.
  • Pornhub initially blamed Mixpanel but later removed references to Google and ChatGPT.
  • Data breaches and insider threats are becoming a soap opera of cybersecurity drama.

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