FBI, DoJ Shut Down BreachForums, Launch Investigation
ID: 179e1b55-8208-5fa4-9883-af8c44c1c26f
STIX ID: report--179e1b55-8208-5fa4-9883-af8c44c1c26f
Feed Name: Dark Reading
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On May 15 the FBI, with international partners and the Department of Justice, seized the BreachForums hacking forum and its Telegram channel, posting a notice that the site is under FBI control and requesting information from the public. The report notes BreachForums operated as a clear‑net marketplace for cybercriminals—trading stolen access, identification data, hacking tools, and breached databases—had roughly 340,000 members, and had been under investigation since June 2023 following arrests related to its operation.
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