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,
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.