Australian XXX Reviews

Summary

Australian XXX Reviews, a forum website dedicated to reviews and information related to Australian adult services, confirmed a data breach affecting approximately 94,000 member email addresses. A threat actor using the alias "Pirates_gold" offered the dataset for sale on a hacking forum in February 2025.

What Happened

In February 2025, a hacker known as "Pirates_gold" offered a dataset containing 94,000 email addresses from Australian XXX Reviews for sale on a hacking forum. The threat actor had been actively sharing data leaks since early January 2025, posting 21 datasets from companies across multiple countries. Australian XXX Reviews confirmed that a limited amount of user data was leaked from their member database.

Impact on Individuals

The breach affected approximately 94,000 users whose email addresses were compromised. The website confirmed that no credit card data or other sensitive information was impacted by the breach, as such data is not stored by the platform. The exposure was limited to email addresses from the member database.

Organisational Response

Australian XXX Reviews confirmed the breach and clarified that only email addresses were affected. The organisation stated that no financial information or other sensitive data was compromised, as they do not store such information on their systems.