Breachforums

The story of BreachForums is a case study in the persistence of cybercrime. While law enforcement demonstrated that they can successfully track down and arrest high-profile administrators, the demand for stolen data ensures that a new marketplace will inevitably rise to take its place.

The forum's status is highly volatile due to competing claims of takedowns and reboots: BreachForums

| Date | Event | |------|-------| | March 2022 | RaidForums seized by DOJ/Europol. | | March–April 2022 | BreachForums created by “pompompurin” (aka “Pompompurin”). | | Mid-2022 | Grows quickly by hosting high-profile leaks (e.g., Robinhood, Twilio, Nvidia). | | March 2023 | Pompompurin arrested in New York. | | May 2023 | FBI seizes BreachForums domains; displays seizure banner. | | June 2023 | Pompompurin pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud. | | Post-2023 | Multiple reboots (BreachForums 2.0 / 3.0) appear; none have original infrastructure. | The story of BreachForums is a case study