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Key Findings Russian authorities arrested the alleged administrator of LeakBase, a major cybercrime marketplace operating since 2021 The suspect, a resident of Taganrog, is accused of running a platform with over 147,000 users trading stolen data and credentials LeakBase was dismantled in early March 2024 through "Operation Leak," a coordinated international effort involving 14 countries The forum hosted hundreds of millions of compromised account credentials, financial infor

Key Findings The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized the LeakBase cybercrime forum (leakbase[.]la) as part of "Operation Leak", an international crackdown led by Europol. LeakBase was a key hub in the cybercrime ecosystem, specializing in trading leaked databases and "stealer logs" containing compromised credentials. The forum had over 142,000 registered users, approximately 32,000 posts, and more than 215,000 private messages as of December 2025. Law enforcement age