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Russian police arrested the alleged creator and administrator of LeakBase and seized computers and other evidence at his Taganrog residence. The forum was dismantled in a coordinated international operation that seized its domains and preserved a database containing hundreds of millions of credentials and more than 142,000 user accounts. U.S. and European agencies including the FBI and Europol coordinated actions across many countries.
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Russia detains alleged admin of LeakBase cybercrime forum weeks after global crackdown
Russian authorities have detained a suspected administrator of LeakBase, a major online marketplace for stolen data, weeks after U.S.
Russia arrests suspected owner of LeakBase cybercrime forum
Russian police arrested a Taganrog resident believed to be the owner of LeakBase, a major online forum used by cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and hacking tools.
LeakBase Admin Arrested in Russia Over Massive Stolen Credential Marketplace
Russian authorities arrested the alleged admin of LeakBase, a cybercrime forum operating since 2021 that enabled trading stolen data.
Russia arrests alleged owner of cybercrime forum LeakBase, report says | TechCrunch
Russian state-owned media reported that police in Russia arrested the administrator of LeakBase, a large hacking forum.
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