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fromIT Pro
1 week ago

Third time lucky? The FBI just took down BreachForums, again

The FBI seized BreachForums-related domains, disrupting a central cybercriminal marketplace used to sell stolen data, coordinate attacks, and conduct extortion.
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fromDataBreaches.Net
1 week ago

Don't breathe that sigh of relief just yet: BreachForums is gone, but the Salesforce leak site isn't - DataBreaches.Net

BreachForums was seized by the FBI and international partners; ShinyHunters declares the forum dead, warns of compromised databases, seized servers, and imminent crackdown.
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Cops seize Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters' BreachForums domain

US authorities have seized the latest incarnation of BreachForums, the cybercriminal bazaar recently reborn under the stewardship of the so-called Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, with help from French cyber cops and the Paris prosecutor's office. The site, breachforums[.]hn, had become a public-facing leak shop for the group's latest extortion campaign, which targeted Salesforce and its corporate clientele. Visitors to both the clearnet and onion versions of the site were greeted today by an animated seizure notice courtesy of the US Department of Justice and the FBI,
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fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

US, French authorities confirm arrest of BreachForums hackers | TechCrunch

Five hackers linked to major hacks arrested by U.S. and French authorities, including leader Kai West, indicted for extensive cybercrimes.
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fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick Re-Sentenced: Three years in prison plus 20 years supervised release for former BreachForums owner - DataBreaches.Net

Conor Fitzpatrick was re-sentenced to 36 months imprisonment with credit for time served and 20 years supervised release at FCI Danbury Low.
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fromTheregister
1 month ago

Google confirms crims accessed its law enforcement portal

A fraudulent account was created in Google's Law Enforcement Request System (LERS); Google disabled the account and reported no requests were made or data accessed.
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

"Pompompurin's" re-sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday. What will the judge do this time? - DataBreaches.Net

But while awaiting sentencing, Fitzpatrick violated his bond conditions. In December of 2023, he was arrested and detained for 17 days until his sentencing hearing. His failure to adhere to his bond conditions and his failure to really express genuine remorse for his actions and to accept full responsibility for his actions were noted by the prosecution as indicators that he was a high risk for recidivism, and that society needed to be protected from him by sending him to prison.
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fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Where Were You When the World Shut Down? I Was on BreachForums. | HackerNoon

BreachForums, a significant dark web forum, was unexpectedly shut down, impacting users reliant on its marketplace for hacked data.
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