News report # FBI and French Police Shutter BreachForums Domain Again Infosecurity Magazine, October 13, 2025. 2025 seizure of the BreachForums portal. **Source type:** News report **Published:** October 13, 2025 **Research grade:** S2 **Used in entries:** 4 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** Infosecurity Magazine **Published:** October 13, 2025 **Source type:** News report **Research grade:** Source grade S2 **Language:** English **Official record:** Not an official publication **Address:** [https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-french-police-shutter/](https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-french-police-shutter/) **What it supports:** 2025 seizure of the BreachForums portal **Dataset id:** src\_news\_breachforums\_2025 ## Research notes - MATERIAL GAP. No official primary source located. How this source is used Cited 4 times across 4 record types. The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards. Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here. ## Cited by ### Takedown records 1 citation Cited on the takedown record itself. - [BreachForums portal seizure (2025)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-portal-seizure-2025) Fraud and stolen data, October 2025 Supporting source ### Organization roles 1 citation Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-portal-seizure-2025) Infrastructure seizure, BreachForums portal seizure (2025) Supporting source ### Infrastructure 1 citation Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [breachforums[.]hn](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-portal-seizure-2025) Domain seized, BreachForums portal seizure (2025) Supporting source ### Later activity 1 citation Cited for activity recorded after the takedown. - [BreachForums subsequent iterations](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-domain-seizure) Partial operator continuity, BreachForums domain seizure Supporting source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)