US and European law enforcement have seized and shut down LeakBase, described as one of the world's largest cybercriminal forums. Active since 2021, the site hosted an archive of hacked databases containing hundreds of millions of stolen credentials, credit card numbers, and banking details, with over 142,000 members. The FBI redirected the domain to agency-controlled servers, while Europol coordinated around 100 enforcement actions globally, targeting the top 37 active users. The operation resulted in over 13 arrests, searches, and interviews with 33 suspects, and the full forum database was captured.
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