Category Archives: BreachForums

Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach

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The financial technology firm Finastra is investigating the alleged large-scale theft of information from its internal file transfer platform, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Finastra, which provides software and services to 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, notified customers of a potential breach after a cybercriminal began selling more than 400 gigabytes of data purportedly stolen from the company.  Continue reading Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach→

The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’

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A cyberattack that shut down some of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that made-for-Hollywood narrative has eclipsed a far more hideous trend: Many of these young, Western cybercriminals are also members of fast-growing online groups that exist solely to bully, stalk, harass and extort vulnerable teens into physically harming themselves and others. Continue reading The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’→

BreachForums seized! One of the world’s largest hacking forums is taken down by the FBI… again

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Law enforcement agencies worldwide have coordinated to take down one of the world’s largest hacker forums, scoring a victory against cybercrime.

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US Environmental Protection Agency Allegedly Hacked, 8.5M User Data Leaked

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By Waqas
Another day, another data breach targeting critical infrastrcuture in the United States!
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FBI Hacker Dropped Stolen Airbus Data on 9/11

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In December 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that a cybercriminal using the handle “USDoD” had infiltrated the FBI’s vetted information sharing network InfraGard, and was selling the contact information for all 80,000 members. The FBI responded by reverifying all InfraGard members and by seizing the cybercrime forum where the data was being sold. But on Sept. 11, 2023, USDoD resurfaced after a lengthy absence to leak sensitive employee data stolen from the aerospace giant Airbus, while promising to visit the same treatment on top U.S. defense contractors. Continue reading FBI Hacker Dropped Stolen Airbus Data on 9/11→

Original BreachForums Breached, PII Data of 210K Users Sold Online

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By Habiba Rashid
Have I Been Pwned, a central repository for tracking online data breaches, has confirmed the legitimacy of the stolen BreachForums data.
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BreachForums’ Pompompurin Pleads Guilty to Holding Child Abuse Content

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By Waqas
According to court documents, devices owned by Pompompurin contained 600 explicit images of child abuse, which led him to plead guilty in court.
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BreachForums Admin Pompompurin Gets 20-Year Supervised Sentence

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By Deeba Ahmed
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick (Pompompurin on the forum) launched BreachForums in March 2022 after the FBI took down the then-popular cybercrime marketplace, RaidForums.
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