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Feds Seize Notorious and Shuttered Hacking Site BreachForums

by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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In March, the FBI arrested Conor Brian Fitzpatrick in New York, accusing him of being the man behind the nickname "Pompompurin," the administrator of BreachForums.

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On Thursday, the content of the old site was replaced with a notice that authorities have seized the domain. The notice displays ten logos of law enforcement agencies from around the globe, the BreachForums logo, and — in what appears to be an epic troll — an image of a handcuffed Pompompurin, a character originally from Hello Kitty.

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