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US govt wants BreachForums admin sentenced to 15 years in prison

ID: f0a6c916-9e97-5093-b05d-67620ea33e40

STIX ID: report--f0a6c916-9e97-5093-b05d-67620ea33e40

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-01-18

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Bill Toulas

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The U.S. government recommends a ~188‑month (≈15.7 years) sentence for Conor Fitzpatrick, creator/administrator of BreachForums, a major cybercrime marketplace that hosted 888 databases and claimed over 14 billion unique records and ~300,000 members; the report outlines his facilitation of stolen-data sales, arrest, breach scale, and additional charges including possession of child pornography.

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