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FBI takes control of notorious BreachForums cybercrime website

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BreachForums, one of the most popular clearnet forums for sharing stolen data, malware, and other warez, is thought to have been shutdown by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with its backend seized, and one of its key operators allegedly arrested.

As reported by BleepingComputer, clearnet (publicly accessible internet) domains belonging to BreachForums were, as of Wednesday evening, displaying the usual message from the FBI, stating the website was now under the control of law enforcement.

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