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March 18, 2023 09:25 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/18/23646476/feds-arrest-alleged-hacking-forum-owner-breachforums-pompompurin
Feds arrest alleged BreachForums owner linked to FBI hacks
The FBI has arrested the person allegedly in charge of the BreachForums online hacking community, as reported earlier by Krebs on Security and Bleeping Computer. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, also known online as “Pompompurin,” was arrested at his New York home on Wednesday and charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud, according to a pair of court filings.
In a sworn statement, the FBI agent involved in the case claims Fitzpatrick admitted to owning BreachForums at the time of his arrest and identified himself as Pompompurin. Pompompurin created BreachForums after the FBI seized RaidForums, a similar hacking site that also sold leaked information.
The hacker is implicated in a number of breaches, with many of them targeting the...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/18/23646476/feds-arrest-alleged-hacking-forum-owner-breachforums-pompompurin
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