April 28, 2025 By Pierluigi Paganini
BreachForums, a major data leak marketplace, shut down on April 15 after a MyBB 0-day exploit allowed law enforcement infiltration.
On April 15, BreachForums, one of the top marketplaces for stolen data, abruptly shut down, fueling widespread speculation. Rumors ranged from FBI raids and the arrest of the administrator.
In the aftermath, several alternative forums emerged, some demanded entry fees, fueling confusion and raising the risk of scams or government-run honeypots.
BreachForums was an English-language cybercrime forum that emerged in March 2022 as a successor to the dismantled RaidForums. It served as a marketplace for threat actors to buy and sell stolen data, hacking tools, and compromised credentials. The forum was founded by Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, known online as “pompompurin,” who had previously claimed responsibility for the 2021 FBI email hack.
