The Department of Justice has announced that the LeakBase database, one of the world's largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools, has been dismantled.
According to an affidavit unsealed this week, the LeakBase forum had more than 142,000 members and more than 215,000 messages between members. Available on the open web and in English, the forum had an enormous and continuously updated archive of hacked databases including many from high profile attacks, including hundreds of millions of account credentials. LeakBase allowed forum users to sell the information from stolen databases, including data illegally obtained from U.S. corporations and individuals, and offered credit and debit card numbers, banking account and routing information, usernames and associated passwords which could facilitate additional account takeovers, as well as other sensitive business and personally identifiable information.
by Joji Xavier
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