Hackers claim to be selling 340 million stolen OnlyFans records — but experts are already skeptical on how serious…

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  • Dark web listing claims to be selling 340 million OnlyFans creator and user records, including PII and account activity metrics
  • OnlyFans denies breach, and Cybernews analysis suggests the dataset is likely a compilation of past leaks and public sources rather than an internal dump
  • Even if inauthentic, exposed emails and metadata could still enable phishing, profiling, spam, and harassment of creators and users

A gigantic database, allegedly containing personally identifiable information (PII) of OnlyFans creators and users, is allegedly being offered for sale on the dark web - however, the authenticity of the data is being questioned, and the way it was obtained does not suggest an actual breach of the company’s servers.

Security researchers from Cybernews reported spotting a new ad on a dark web forum, offering 340 million records scraped from internal OnlyFans databases:

“The listing provides exclusive access to an alleged OnlyFans internal database dump containing approximately...

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