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Russia arrests alleged owner of cybercrime forum LeakBase, report says

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Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Threat Score
78/100

Date Published: 2026-03-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Law enforcement and Europol announced the shutdown and database seizure of LeakBase — a major cybercrime forum — and reported arrests (including an alleged administrator in Taganrog, Russia). The seized archive included more than 142,000 members, 215,000 messages, and hacked datasets containing hundreds of millions of usernames/passwords and financial records; the international operation involved actions across at least 14 countries.

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