US EditionFBI takes down BreachForums portal used for Salesforce extortion
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BreachForums Seized By FBI Amid Salesforce Leak Threats
The latest incarnation of the BreachForums cybercrime forum has been seized by U.S. and French law enforcement. The seizure of the BreachForums[.]hn data leak site by the FBI, Department of Justice and French counterparts came just ahead of an October 10 deadline set by the Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters threat group for victims of its Salesforce and Salesloft data breaches to pay ransom or face public data leaks. The FBI placed a seizure notice on t…
The FBI, in collaboration with French police, has shut down the hacker forum BreachForums and its domain to prevent a planned Salesforce data breach. The forum, used to leak stolen corporate data, has a backup database dating back to 2023 in the FBI's possession. While the core group has not been apprehended, they have stated that they will not reactivate the forum.
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