https://archive.ph/Pt6J8
On X, Dark Web Informer posted an apparent announcement from ShinyHunters claiming Baphomet had been arrested and “pretty much all of our infrastructure” had been seized – but that no ShinyHunters members had yet been arrested.--
The FBI is also reaching out to both victims and potential informants for more information on the site. A notice on a dedicated FBI domain explains the history of the site, including its predecessor and namesake and a forerunner known as RaidForums...
“Previously, a separate version of BreachForums (hosted at breached.vc/.to/.co and run by pompompurin) operated a similar hacking forum from March 2022 until March 2023. RaidForums (hosted at raidforums.com and run by Omnipotent) was the predecessor hacking forum to both version of BreachForums and ran from early 2015 until February 2022.”
Pompompurin (aka Conor Brian Fitzpatrick) was arrested last year and pleaded guilty to hacking charges in July.
“Beyond that, the forum operators may have backups of this information, unless the FBI/DOJ also got the operators/backups. Most people participating in these forums are fairly sophisticated and would have protected their identities. However, some folks could be tracked based on their IP addresses, Telegram account information, email addresses, etc.”
I don't know who/what cybersecurity folks coordinate with the FBI -- DHS's CISA, maybe -- but I love this dazzling takedown stuff, even if a bunch seem to always 'get away.'
I like to think there might be some state level AI use connected to these networks.
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