A massive data breach has invaded the popular porn repository Brazzers' sister site, Brazzers Forum, after hackers took control of the website with nearly 800,000 user account information, including usernames and passwords.
According to the Hack Read, a total of 790,724 email addresses, usernames and passwords have been accessed externally when the sister website Brazzersforum.com was compromised. Due to the hack, the website's interface only shows an "under maintenance" message when loaded.
While the hack did not affect the porn website itself, the breach of Brazzers Forum will affect the website's business as it was where the users discuss porn stars, video and their oeuvre.
Thankfully, the company's representative has already stated that it has already started banning all the accounts that were involved in the hack in their commitment to their user's right to privacy.
The hack that involved Brazzers Forum is not the first time a porn or a dating website was subjected to public scrutiny due to hacking in recent times.
It can be remembered that Ashley Madison, a website known for its promotion of extramarital affairs, suffered a major blow last year when a vigilante hacker group released more than 25 gigabytes of company data (including user account details) in retaliation for the company's refusal to shut down.
The Brazzers Forum incident might as well jolt adult websites to beef up their website's security. Porn Hub has already started the initiative.
Just two months ago, according to the Huffington Post, Porn Hub designed a competition for hackers that would detect vulnerabilities on its system.
The two "White Hat" hackers were rewarded with £20,000 for their work. This was after cyber security experts Dario Weiber and Ruslan Habalov turned over their findings on possible security threats for the site in May.
HNGN will be posting more updates on the Brazzers Forum data breach in the coming days. What do you think about this Brazzers Forum hack? Fire away in the comments section.
