In mid-2024, international law enforcement agencies (including the UK's NCA and Europol) executed a coordinated "Operation Power Off," seizing another 17 domains associated with clones. The message was clear: The brand is burned. Part 5: The Legal Reckoning – What Happened to the Admins? Conor Brian Fitzpatrick (Pompompurin) pled guilty to three counts of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and possession of child sexual abuse material (found on his devices during the investigation). He faces up to 20 years in prison, though sentencing is ongoing.
In the shadowy corridors of the dark web, few names have commanded as much fear and fascination in the last three years as BreachForums . Emerging from the ashes of its predecessor, RaidForums, this hacking forum and data leakage marketplace quickly became the epicenter of English-speaking cybercrime. For cybersecurity professionals, law enforcement agencies, and even casual privacy advocates, monitoring BreachForums became a grim necessity. But what exactly was (or is) BreachForums? How did it operate, and why did its downfall send shockwaves through the underground economy? breachforum
The "new" promised better security, return of all lost credits, and even more aggressive promotion. However, trust was shattered. Users feared that the FBI was still lurking in the code or that the new admin was a honeypot. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick (Pompompurin) pled guilty to three
Other moderators—known by handles like and "NahamSec" (the latter was an unwitting security researcher who later cooperated)—were either arrested or doxxed by rival hacker groups. Emerging from the ashes of its predecessor, RaidForums,