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Europol-led Operation Leak takedown of LeakBase

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Russian police in the Rostov region arrested a Taganrog resident believed to be the owner and administrator of LeakBase, a cybercrime forum used to buy and sell stolen data and hacking tools. The suspect is also accused of creating the platform, which surfaced in 2021 and grew to over 142,000 members before Operation Leak disrupted it in March 2026. The arrest extends the LeakBase enforcement action beyond the earlier multinational takedown and domain seizure.

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  1. 05.03.2026 11:45 2 articles · 2mo ago

    LeakBase arrests and searches on March 3

    Legal Policy Action Update

    Europol-coordinated action against LeakBase led police in the US, Australia, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and the UK to make arrests, conduct house searches, and carry out knock-and-talk interviews, while Europol said 37 of the most active users and dozens more were targeted.

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  2. 05.03.2026 11:45 1 articles · 2mo ago

    LeakBase domains seized the following day

    Legal Policy Action Update

    Authorities seized two LeakBase domains, replaced the homepage with a law-enforcement notice promoting Operation Leak, and took the forum's customer database, adding investigative records tied to the stolen-data marketplace.

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  3. 05.03.2026 11:45 2 articles · 2mo ago

    Europol publishes LeakBase takedown details

    Initial Disclosure

    Europol described LeakBase as a surface-web forum for stolen data and stealer logs, said it had more than 142,000 registered users and around 32,000 posts by December 2025, and said it would keep tracing and unmasking offenders after the takedown.

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