BreachForums (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "BreachForums" in English language version.

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14web.archive.org

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apnews.com

Bajak, Frank. "Congress members warned of significant health data breach". AP News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

bleepingcomputer.com

"BreachForums v1 hacking forum data leak exposes members' info". BleepingComputer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
"BreachForums hacking forum admin sentenced to 20 years supervised release". BleepingComputer. Archived from the original on March 17, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
"FBI seize BreachForums hacking forum used to leak stolen data". bleepingcomputer.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

courtlistener.com

storage.courtlistener.com

"United States v. Fitzpatrick" (PDF). Courtlistener. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. p. 29. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

cybernews.com

"BreachForums compromised in zero-day attack on "unpatched" software, new admin says". Cybernews. April 28, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2025.

cyberscoop.com

Vicens, AJ. "Hacker tied to D.C. Health Link breach says attack 'born out of Russian patriotism'". CyberScoop. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

cybersecuritynews.com

"BreachForums Reveals Law Enforcement Crackdown Exploiting MyBB 0-Day Vulnerability". Cyber Security News. April 28, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2025.

darkreading.com

"Leak Site BreachForums Springs Back to Life Weeks After FBI Takedown". www.darkreading.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

databreaches.net

"BreachForums down, and will not be back". DataBreaches.net. June 14, 2023 [March 21, 2023]. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
"Developing: BreachForums down, ShinyHunters' and forum Telegram channels deleted? – DataBreaches.Net". June 10, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
"Owner of BreachForums pleads guilty in federal court to three counts, including one involving child pornography". July 14, 2023. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

hackread.com

"BreachForums Displays Message About Shutdown, Cites MyBB 0-Day Flaw". HackRead. April 28, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2025.

ic3.gov

breachforums.ic3.gov

"BreachForums - Official FBI Seizure Notice". November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

justice.gov

"Justice Department Announces Arrest of the Founder of One of the World's Largest Hacker Forums and Disruption of Forum's Operation". United States Department of Justice. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

krebsonsecurity.com

Krebs, Brian. "FBI's Vetted Info Sharing Network 'InfraGard' Hacked". KrebsOnSecurity. KrebsOnSecurity. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

malwarebytes.com

Arntz, Pieter. "BreachForums to be shut down after all for fear of law enforcement infiltration". Malwarebytes. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

meduza.io

Kolomychenko, Maria (January 29, 2021). Igumenov, Valery (ed.). "'Remove this infection from your network': The small Russian company that 'saved' Parler has other, far more odious clients". Meduza. Translated by Kevin Rothrock. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

peekskillherald.com

"FBI arrests alleged cybercriminal in Peekskill". March 19, 2023.
Clarkin, Regina (April 28, 2023). "Accused Peekskill Cybercriminal Hospitalized Wednesday". Peekskill Herald. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

propublica.org

Podkul, Cezary (January 25, 2022). "Despite Decades of Hacking Attacks, Companies Leave Vast Amounts of Sensitive Data Unprotected". ProPublica. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

redhotcyber.com

Melillo, Pietro (August 22, 2024). "IntelBroker Takes Control of BreachForums: A New Chapter in Cybercrime Management". RedHotCyber. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

thehackernews.com

Lakshmanan, Ravie. "20-Year-Old BreachForums Founder Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison". The Hacker News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

theregister.com

Jones, Connor. "BreachForums admin jailed for flouting pretrial rules". The Register. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

web.archive.org

"Justice Department Announces Arrest of the Founder of One of the World's Largest Hacker Forums and Disruption of Forum's Operation". United States Department of Justice. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
"BreachForums down, and will not be back". DataBreaches.net. June 14, 2023 [March 21, 2023]. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
Lakshmanan, Ravie. "20-Year-Old BreachForums Founder Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison". The Hacker News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Podkul, Cezary (January 25, 2022). "Despite Decades of Hacking Attacks, Companies Leave Vast Amounts of Sensitive Data Unprotected". ProPublica. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Krebs, Brian. "FBI's Vetted Info Sharing Network 'InfraGard' Hacked". KrebsOnSecurity. KrebsOnSecurity. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Vicens, AJ. "Hacker tied to D.C. Health Link breach says attack 'born out of Russian patriotism'". CyberScoop. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Bajak, Frank. "Congress members warned of significant health data breach". AP News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
"United States v. Fitzpatrick" (PDF). Courtlistener. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. p. 29. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Arntz, Pieter. "BreachForums to be shut down after all for fear of law enforcement infiltration". Malwarebytes. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Clarkin, Regina (April 28, 2023). "Accused Peekskill Cybercriminal Hospitalized Wednesday". Peekskill Herald. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
"Owner of BreachForums pleads guilty in federal court to three counts, including one involving child pornography". July 14, 2023. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
Jones, Connor. "BreachForums admin jailed for flouting pretrial rules". The Register. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
"BreachForums hacking forum admin sentenced to 20 years supervised release". BleepingComputer. Archived from the original on March 17, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
"FBI seize BreachForums hacking forum used to leak stolen data". bleepingcomputer.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

yonkerstimes.com

"Founder of One of the World's Largest Hacker Foums Arrested in Peekskill: 20 Year Old Admits to Cyber Crimes and Possessing Child Porn, Faces 40 Years". August 21, 2023.