Authorities from 14 countries shut down LeakBase, seize its domains, and arrest multiple people allegedly tied to the cybercrime forum, which had 142K+ members
The marketplace was one of the world's largest hubs for cybercrime with more than 142,000 members.
CyberScoop Matt Kapko
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Discussion
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@darkwebinformer
@darkwebinformer
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LeakBase has been hosted by and used as the registrar with Njalla for quite awhile. So that's one take away from this. The other takeaway is Chucky (the admin) probably isn't arrested, and will likely bring up a new domain.
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@vxunderground
@vxunderground
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The FBI (and apparently every other government agency on planet) has seized LeakBase, the long standing competitor to Breached, with the difference being LeakBase was more tailored to Eastern Europeans. Hot take: Operation Leak is an unoriginal and lazy name [image]
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@europol.europa.eu
@europol.europa.eu
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Major forum Leakbase has been dismantled in a coordinated operation. The platform was disrupted through joint action across multiple countries. — Learn more ➡️ https://www.europol.europa.eu/media- press/newsroom/news/major-data-leak- forum-dismantled-in-global-action- against-…
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r/hacking
r
on reddit
Leakbase forum seized by law enforcement
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r/cybersecurity
r
on reddit
FBI and Europol Dismantle LeakBase Cybercrime Forum, Secure Data of 142,000 Members
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@darkwebinformer
@darkwebinformer
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‼️ Here is some more information on the LeakBase seizure from Europol, along with some images from the actions of law enforcement. On 3 March, law enforcement authorities carried out coordinated enforcement actions across multiple jurisdictions, including arrests, house searches …
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@dojcrimdiv
@dojcrimdiv
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United States Leads Dismantlement of One of the World's Largest Hacker Forums “The takedown of this cyber forum disrupts a major international platform that cybercriminals use to obtain and profit from the theft of sensitive personal, banking and account credentials,” said [image…
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@alvierid
Dominic Alvieri
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LeakBase has been seized [image]
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@darkwebinformer
@darkwebinformer
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‼️BREAKING: LeakBase is showing that it has been seized by law enforcement via updated Whois information. There is currently no seizure banner showing. [image]
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@arbiteriapetus
Gary Longsine
on bluesky
[Europol... described LeakBase as a “central hub in the cybercrime ecosystem” that specialized in leaked databases and stealer logs. The English-language site, which has been active since 2021, contained more than 32,000 posts and more than 215,000 private messages.] — cybersc…