Threats & Adversaries · Credential Theft
Law enforcement seizes LeakBase forum hosting stolen credentials FBI, Europol and international partners seized LeakBase, an open‑web forum trading stolen credentials, stealer logs and financial data. Authorities preserved accounts, posts, private messages and IP logs and redirected domains to bureau‑controlled servers. Operation Leak spanned about 100 enforcement actions in 14 countries, capturing the forum database of roughly 142,000 members and archives of hundreds of millions of credentials and payment records.
8 sources · Mar 5
Timeline Sources Mar 5 CSO Online
LeakBase marketplace unplugged by cops in 14 countries
The action coordinated by Europol seized two of the group's domains and captured the forum's data, as well as making arrests.
original Mar 5 The Hacker News
FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum Used to Trade Stolen Credentials
Authorities dismantled LeakBase, a cybercrime forum with 142,000 members trading stolen credentials and financial data in a global crackdown.
original Mar 5 SecurityWeek
LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested
The stolen credential marketplace had been active since 2021 and in late 2025 it counted 142,000 users.
original Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-06
Every edition of this story: Law enforcement seizes LeakBase forum hosting stolen credentials
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Law enforcement seizes LeakBase forum hosting stolen credentials FBI, Europol and international partners seized LeakBase, an open‑web forum trading stolen credentials, stealer logs and financial data. Authorities preserved accounts, posts, private messages and IP logs and redirected domains to bureau‑controlled servers. Operation Leak spanned about 100 enforcement actions in 14 countries, capturing the forum database of roughly 142,000 members and archives of hundreds of millions of credentials and payment records.
8 sources · Mar 5
Timeline Sources Mar 5 CSO Online
LeakBase marketplace unplugged by cops in 14 countries
The action coordinated by Europol seized two of the group's domains and captured the forum's data, as well as making arrests.
original Mar 5 The Hacker News
FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum Used to Trade Stolen Credentials
Authorities dismantled LeakBase, a cybercrime forum with 142,000 members trading stolen credentials and financial data in a global crackdown.
original Mar 5 SecurityWeek
LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested
The stolen credential marketplace had been active since 2021 and in late 2025 it counted 142,000 users.
original Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-06
Every edition of this story: Law enforcement seizes LeakBase forum hosting stolen credentials
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