Latest BreachForums news

ShinyHunters claims Santander breach, selling data for 30M customers

A threat actor known as ShinyHunters is claiming to be selling a massive trove of Santander Bank data, including information for 30 million customers, employees, and bank account data, two weeks after the bank reported a data breach.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 31, 2024
- 11:47 AM
- 0
Data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers for sale after alleged breach

A threat actor known as ShinyHunters is selling what they claim is the personal and financial information of 560 million Ticketmaster customers on the recently revived BreachForums hacking forum for $500,000.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 30, 2024
- 04:34 PM
- 0
FBI seize BreachForums hacking forum used to leak stolen data

The FBI has seized the notorious BreachForums hacking forum that leaked and sold stolen corporate data to other cybercriminals.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 15, 2024
- 10:44 AM
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Hacker claims Giant Tiger data breach, leaks 2.8M records online

Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger disclosed a data breach in March 2024. A threat actor has now publicly claimed responsibility for the data breach and leaked 2.8 million records on a hacker forum that they claim are of Giant Tiger customers.
- Ax Sharma
- April 13, 2024
- 10:00 AM
- 0
Acer confirms Philippines employee data leaked on hacking forum

Acer Philippines confirmed that employee data was stolen in an attack on a third-party vendor who manages the company's employee attendance data after a threat actor leaked the data on a hacking forum.
- Bill Toulas
- March 12, 2024
- 03:31 PM
- 0
Okta says data leaked on hacking forum not from its systems

Okta denies that its company data was leaked after a threat actor shared files allegedly stolen during an October 2023 cyberattack on a hacker forum.
- Bill Toulas
- March 11, 2024
- 04:16 PM
- 1
20 million Cutout.Pro user records leaked on data breach forum

AI service Cutout.Pro has suffered a data breach exposing the personal information of 20 million members, including email addresses, hashed and salted passwords, IP addresses, and names.
- Bill Toulas
- February 29, 2024
- 10:56 AM
- 0
BreachForums hacking forum admin sentenced to 20 years supervised release

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick was sentenced to 20 years of supervised release today in the Eastern District of Virginia for operating the notorious BreachForums hacking forum, known for the sale and leaking of personal data for hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 19, 2024
- 06:20 PM
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US govt wants BreachForums admin sentenced to 15 years in prison

The United States government has recommended that Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the creator and lead administrator of the now-defunct BreachForums hacking forums, receive a sentence of 15 years in prison.
- Bill Toulas
- January 18, 2024
- 11:08 AM
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BreachForums admin jailed again for using a VPN, unmonitored PC

The administrator behind the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has been arrested again for breaking pretrial release conditions, including using an unmonitored computer and a VPN.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 05, 2024
- 03:03 PM
- 0
Dutch hacker jailed for extortion, selling stolen data on RaidForums

A former Dutch cybersecurity professional was sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of hacking and blackmailing more than a dozen companies in the Netherlands and worldwide.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 03, 2023
- 04:09 PM
- 0
Sony investigates cyberattack as hackers fight over who's responsible

Sony says that it is investigating allegations of a cyberattack this week as different hackers have stepped up to claim responsibility for the purported hack. Thus far, over 3.14 GB of uncompressed data, allegedly belonging to Sony, has been dumped on hacker forums.
- Ax Sharma
- September 26, 2023
- 03:07 PM
- 0
T-Mobile denies new data breach rumors, points to authorized retailer

T-Mobile has denied suffering another data breach following Thursday night reports that a threat actor leaked a large database allegedly containing T-Mobile employees' data.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 22, 2023
- 11:05 AM
- 0
Discord.io confirms breach after hacker steals data of 760K users

The Discord.io custom invite service has temporarily shut down after suffering a data breach exposing the information of 760,000 members.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 14, 2023
- 05:40 PM
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BreachForums owner Pompompurin pleads guilty to hacking charges

20-year-old Conor Brian Fitzpatrick aka Pompompurin, the owner of the notorious BreachForums (aka Breached) hacking forum, has pleaded guilty to charges of hacking and possession of child pornography.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 14, 2023
- 11:31 AM
- 2
FBI seizes BreachForums after arresting its owner Pompompurin in March

U.S. law enforcement today seized the clear web domain of the notorious BreachForums (aka Breached) hacking forum three months after apprehending its owner Conor Fitzpatrick (aka Pompompurin), under cybercrime charges.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 23, 2023
- 12:19 PM
- 1
FBI confirms access to Breached cybercrime forum database

Today, the FBI confirmed they have access to the database of the notorious BreachForums (aka Breached) hacking forum after the U.S. Justice Department also officially announced the arrest of its owner
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 24, 2023
- 05:59 PM
- 0
Breached hacking forum shuts down, fears it's not 'safe' from FBI

The notorious Breached hacking forum has shut down after the remaining administrator, Baphomet, disclosed that they believe law enforcement has access to the site's servers.
- Bill Toulas
- March 21, 2023
- 12:20 PM
- 1
Alleged BreachForums owner Pompompurin arrested on cybercrime charges

U.S. law enforcement arrested on Wednesday a New York man believed to be Pompompurin, the owner of the BreachForums hacking forum.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 17, 2023
- 07:32 PM
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