Russia arrests alleged owner of cybercrime forum LeakBase, report says | TechCrunch
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Russia arrests alleged owner of cybercrime forum LeakBase, report says | TechCrunch
"LeakBase was one of the world's largest online forums for cybercriminals, sharing hacking tools and passwords, with a database of over 142,000 members and 215,000 messages."
"The international operation against LeakBase involved law enforcement agents in 14 countries, leading to search warrants, arrests, and interviews across multiple nations."
Russian police arrested the alleged administrator of LeakBase, a major cybercrime forum. U.S. authorities and Europol had previously shut down the site and seized its database. LeakBase, launched in 2021, contained hacked databases with millions of usernames, passwords, and financial information. The operation involved law enforcement from 14 countries, resulting in 13 arrests. The alleged administrator is from Taganrog, Russia. Europol clarified that they did not cooperate with Russian authorities regarding the arrest.
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