Notorious data leak site BreachForums seized by law enforcement

BreachForums—probably the largest dark web marketplace for stolen data to be leaked and sold—has been seized by law enforcement. Now, both the regular and the TOR domain of BreachForums are plastered with a message telling visitors the site is now under control of the FBI. The FBI said BreachForu...

FBI Seizes BreachForums Again, Urges Users to Report Criminal Activity

Law enforcement agencies have officially seized control of the notorious BreachForums platform, an online bazaar known for peddling stolen data, for the second time within a year. The website "breachforums.st" has been replaced by a seizure banner stating the clearnet cybercrime forum is under th...

BreachForums Founder Sentenced to 20 Years of Supervised Release, No Jail Time

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick has been sentenced to time served and 20 years of supervised release for his role as the creator and administrator of BreachForums. Fitzpatrick, who went by the online alias "pompompurin," was arrested in March 2023 in New York and was subsequently charged with conspiracy ...

BreachForums Admin Pompompurin Gets 20-Year Supervised Sentence

By Deeba Ahmed Conor Brian Fitzpatrick Pompompurin on the forum launched BreachForums in March 2022 after the FBI took down the then-popular cybercrime marketplace, RaidForums. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BreachForums Admin Pompompurin Gets 20-Year Supervised Sentence...

Original BreachForums Breached, PII Data of 210K Users Sold Online

By Habiba Rashid Have I Been Pwned, a central repository for tracking online data breaches, has confirmed the legitimacy of the stolen BreachForums data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Original BreachForums Breached, PII Data of 210K Users Sold Online...

Owner of BreachForums Pleads Guilty to Cybercrime and Child Pornography Charges

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the owner of the now-defunct BreachForums website, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his operation of the cybercrime forum as well as having child pornography images. The development, first reported by DataBreaches.net last week, comes nearly four months after...

BreachForums’ Pompompurin Pleads Guilty to Holding Child Abuse Content

By Waqas According to court documents, devices owned by Pompompurin contained 600 explicit images of child abuse, which led him to plead guilty in court. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BreachForums Pompompurin Pleads Guilty to Holding Child Abuse Content...

Data Breach at New BreachForums: 4,000 members’ data leaked

By Waqas BreachForums is a recently resurfaced alternative to the popular hacker and cybercrime forum, Breach Forums, which is now defunct. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Data Breach at New BreachForums: 4,000 members’ data leaked...

Data Breach at New BreachForums: 4,000 members’ data leaked

By Waqas BreachForums is a recently resurfaced alternative to the popular hacker and cybercrime forum, Breach Forums, which is now defunct. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Data Breach at New BreachForums: 4,000 members data leaked...

BreachForums Returns Under the Control of ShinyHunters Hackers

By Waqas BreachForums is already online with a new domain, gaining attraction from members, authorities, and the cybersecurity community. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BreachForums Returns Under the Control of ShinyHunters Hackers...

20-Year-Old BreachForums Founder Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the 20-year-old founder and the administrator of the now-defunct BreachForums has been formally charged in the U.S. with conspiracy to commit access device fraud. If proven guilty, Fitzpatrick, who went by the online moniker "pompompurin," faces a maximum penalty of up to...

20-Year-Old BreachForums Founder Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the 20-year-old founder and the administrator of the now-defunct BreachForums has been formally charged in the U.S. with conspiracy to commit access device fraud. If proven guilty, Fitzpatrick, who went by the online moniker "pompompurin," faces a maximum penalty of up to...

A week in security (March 20 - 26)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: How to avoid potentially unwanted programs "ViLE" members posed as police officers and extorted victims Google reveals 18 chip vulnerabilities threatening mobile, wearables, vehicles A look at a Magecart skimmer using the Hunter obfuscator The NBA tells fans about...

BreachForums to be shut down after all for fear of law enforcement infiltration

On March 15, 2023 US law enforcement arrested a man from New York who was accused of being the administrator of BreachForums, a well-known and probably the largest Dark Web marketplace for stolen data to be leaked and sold. At first, a new administrator rose to the occasion and said they were...

Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware

Google says it has suspended the app for the Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo after malware was found in versions of the software. The move comes just weeks after Chinese security researchers published an analysis suggesting the popular e-commerce app sought to seize total control over affected...

BreachForums Administrator Baphomet Shuts Down Infamous Hacking Forum

In a sudden turn of events, Baphomet, the current administrator of BreachForums, said in an update on March 21, 2023, that the hacking forum has been officially taken down but emphasized that "it's not the end." "You are allowed to hate me, and disagree with my decision but I promise what is to...

BreachForums Administrator Baphomet Shuts Down Infamous Hacking Forum

In a sudden turn of events, Baphomet, the current administrator of BreachForums, said in an update on March 21, 2023, that the hacking forum has been officially taken down but emphasized that "it's not the end." "You are allowed to hate me, and disagree with my decision but I promise what is to...

Pompompurin Unmasked: Infamous BreachForums Mastermind Arrested in New York

U.S. law enforcement authorities have arrested a 21-year-old New York man in connection with running the infamous BreachForums hacking forum under the online alias "Pompompurin." The development, first reported by Bloomberg Law, comes after News 12 Westchester, earlier this week, said that federa...

Feds Charge NY Man as BreachForums Boss “Pompompurin”

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI this week arrested a New York man on suspicion of running BreachForums, a popular English-language cybercrime forum where some of the world biggest hacked databases routinely show up for sale. The forums administrator "Pompompurin" has been a thorn in...

Weee! Grocery Service Hacked, 1.1m Accounts Leaked

By Habiba Rashid The stolen Weee! database has been leaked on the infamous BreachForums and Russian-speaking cybercrime forums. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Weee! Grocery Service Hacked, 1.1m Accounts Leaked...