• US authorities arrest alleged BreachForums owner and FBI hacker Pompompurin

    6 days ago - By Engadget

    US law enforcement authorities this week arrested the person allegedly responsible for hacking the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2021. As reported by Krebs on Security , FBI agents on Wednesday arrested Conor Brian Fitzpatrick on suspicion of running BreachForums. As Brian Krebs notes, the website's administrator, “Pompompurin,” is responsible for or connected to some of the most high-profile hacks in recent memory, including multiple incidents involving the FBI. In 2021, Pompompurin took credit for compromising the agency's email servers and sending thousands of fake cybersecurity...
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