Russia has now implemented a porn ban on several sites as they believe it has a negative influence on the mind. The famous Pornhub and YouPorn were the first two to be blocked, though there were 11 porn ban sites last year by the Russia’s media watchdog.
“The move follows Roskomnadzor’s decision to blacklist adult video site Pornhub in September 2016,” they continued. “A court in Krasnodar petitioned for the site to be blocked after ruling that the website violated child protection laws. Pornhub reacted to the ban by offering Russians 14 days of free access to their premium services. The site also offered Roskomnadzor officials upgraded membership in return for lifting the ban, a deal which they ultimately refused.”
Brazzers were the third porn ban site,. however they retaliated by giving Russia a 14 day extension of free access to its premium usage. The site also offered Roskomnadzor officials upgraded membership in return for lifting the ban, a deal which they ultimately refused.”
Conversely, Roskomnadzor, the Russian agency which oversees media, information technology, and telecommunications, unblocked porn site YouPorn in Russia on the same day it banned Brazzers. “We’ve removed the page on the website YouPorn from the state registry [for banned websites] after receiving a decision to cancel the verdict by a Vladivostok court,” The Moscow Times reports Roskomnadzor said in a press release. YouPorn is also owned by Brazzers.
In September, it was revealed that nearly 800,000 Brazzers users were exposed in a data breach that leaked users’ sexual fetishes and conversations among other details
The user data appears to have been taken from the Brazzers forum, however many users used the same login details for the forum as they did for the main site, leaving many people exposed.
The data leak is said to have included email addresses, usernames, and un encrypted passwords, which most websites typically encrypt or hash in case of leak scenarios. This means that users on the porn site who have used the same email address and password on other sites may be vulnerable to attacks elsewhere.
“Problem with a hack like that is it’s a forum. Worse than just adult website creds, this is what people were talking / fantasizing about,” said security researcher Troy Hunt on Twitter, highlighting the fact that users’ specific sexual fetishes and fantasies could now be leaked into the open.
Brazzers confirmed Bulletin to be the cause of the vulnerability and is currently taking “corrective measures” to protect its users and their information from cyber criminals.
