The US police authorities arrested this week the person allegedly responsible for . As reported by (through ), FBI agents on Wednesday arrested Conor Brian Fitzpatrick on suspicion of running BreachForums. As Brian Krebs points out, the website’s administrator, “Pompompurin,” is responsible for or connected to some of the highest-profile attacks in recent memory, including multiple incidents involving the FBI.
In 2021, Pompompurin claimed responsibility for compromising the agency’s email servers and sending thousands of false cybersecurity warnings. Pompompurin is also linked to the 2022 breach of the , an incident that saw the contact details of its more than 80,000 members go on sale. Separately, Pompompurin is connected to the one that saw the data of 7 million users compromised, and the .
In an affidavit, one of the FBI agents involved in the arrest claims that Fitzpatrick identified himself as Pompompurin and admitted to owning BreachForums. The forum rose from the ashes of RaidForums, which the FBI raided and . At the moment, BreachForums is still working. “I think it’s safe to assume [Pompompurin] I won’t be back so I’m taking ownership of the forum,” said a user named Baphomet. “I have most if not all of the access necessary to protect BF’s infrastructure and users.” Fitzpatrick will appear in federal court in .
