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In late 2024, a third iteration emerged. The new admin, going by and "IntelBroker" in different circles, relaunched the site with a stark warning: "We are not in the US. We do not touch US servers. Seize this."

The shutdown of BreachForums has had a significant impact on the cybercrime ecosystem: BreachForums

| Date | Event | |------|-------| | March 2022 | RaidForums seized by DOJ/Europol. | | March–April 2022 | BreachForums created by “pompompurin” (aka “Pompompurin”). | | Mid-2022 | Grows quickly by hosting high-profile leaks (e.g., Robinhood, Twilio, Nvidia). | | March 2023 | Pompompurin arrested in New York. | | May 2023 | FBI seizes BreachForums domains; displays seizure banner. | | June 2023 | Pompompurin pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud. | | Post-2023 | Multiple reboots (BreachForums 2.0 / 3.0) appear; none have original infrastructure. | In late 2024, a third iteration emerged

The first BreachForums marketplace emerged in 2018, founded by a user known as "BreachMaster." The platform quickly gained popularity among cybercriminals, who flocked to the site to buy and sell stolen data. Over time, the marketplace grew, and its popularity peaked in 2020, with thousands of registered users. Seize this