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French cybercrime police arrest five suspected BreachForums admins

ID: f0129f5c-0a14-5051-8882-a95f5267df74

STIX ID: report--f0129f5c-0a14-5051-8882-a95f5267df74

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2025-06-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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Paris police arrested four men believed to be linked to BreachForums — a prominent cybercrime discussion board used to advertise stolen data and recruit criminal actors — bringing the total suspected admins detained to five. The report names aliases (Hollow, Noct, Depressed, ShinyHunters), ties the forum and its members to high-profile breaches (including Snowflake, Ticketmaster, AT&T, Boulanger, France Travail, and the French Football Federation), and notes prior international arrests and an FBI takedown that led to temporary forum closures and subsequent copycat sites.

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