The FBI and international partners executed Operation Leak to dismantle Leakbase, seizing the forum’s database, domains, and hosting infrastructure after coordinated actions in over a dozen countries. The multi-year effort produced 13 arrests, dozens of searches and interviews, and highlights law enforcement’s push to disrupt marketplaces trading stolen credentials and exploits. #Leakbase #Lockbit
Keypoints
- Operation Leak targeted Leakbase, a subscription-based forum selling compromised credentials and sensitive data.
- Authorities carried out 100 law enforcement actions across more than a dozen countries and shut down hosting from the Netherlands to Malaysia.
- Investigators seized the forum’s entire database and redirected domains to FBI-controlled servers.
- The operation led to 13 arrests, 32 searches, and interviews with 33 suspects, with none arrested in the U.S.
- Leakbase reportedly had over 142,000 registered members and often relied on SQL injection attacks to obtain data.
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