An international law enforcement operation coordinated by the FBI led to the seizure of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum that leaked and sold stolen corporate data to other cybercriminals.
BreachForums is a cybercrime forum used by threat actors to purchase, sell, and exchange stolen data, including credentials, and personal and financial information. The Telegram page for the hacking forum was also seized by the authorities.
Currently the website displays a message that informs visitors it was seized by law enforcement. The site also shows the logos of the law enforcement agencies that ware involved in the operation, including the UK NCA, the Australian Federal Police, the New Zealand Police, and the Swiss police.
According to the statement published by law enforcement on the site breachforums.ic3.gov, the FBI is investigating the criminal hacking forums known as BreachForums and Raidforums.
From June 2023 until May 2024, BreachForums (hosted at breachforums.st/.cx/.is/.vc) was run by the notorious actor ShinyHunters.
From March 2022 until March 2023, a separate version of BreachForums (hosted at breached.vc/.to/.co) was run by the threat actor Pompompurin. In July 2023, the owner of the BreachForums Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, aka Pompompurin, pleaded guilty to hacking charges.
In March 2023, U.S. law enforcement arrested Pompompurin, who has been charged with soliciting individuals with the purpose of selling unauthorized access devices. Fitzpatrick was released on a $300,000 bond signed by his parents.
The BreachForums hacking forum was launched in 2022 after the law enforcement authorities seized RaidForums as a result of Operation TOURNIQUET. pompompurin always declared that he was ‘not affiliated with RaidForums in any capacity,’
The FBI is requesting victims and individuals contact them with information about the hacking forum and its members to aid in their investigation.
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