News report # FBI seizes hacking forum BreachForums — again TechCrunch, May 15, 2024. Domain and Telegram channel seizure. **Source type:** News report **Published:** May 15, 2024 **Research grade:** S2 **Used in entries:** 5 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** TechCrunch **Published:** May 15, 2024 **Source type:** News report **Research grade:** Source grade S2 **Language:** English **Official record:** Not an official publication **Address:** [https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/15/fbi-seizes-hacking-forum-breachforums-again/](https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/15/fbi-seizes-hacking-forum-breachforums-again/) **What it supports:** Domain and Telegram channel seizure **Dataset id:** src\_fbi\_breachforums\_seizure\_2024 ## Research notes - No operation-specific FBI/DOJ press release was located; original source stub described a seizure notice. URL is contemporaneous TechCrunch reporting quoting the FBI seizure page and recording agencies shown on the notice. How this source is used Cited 5 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 domain seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-domain-seizure) Fraud and stolen data, May 2024 Primary source ### Organization roles 1 citation Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-domain-seizure) Operational lead, BreachForums domain seizure Primary source ### Infrastructure 2 citations Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [breachforums.st, breachforums.cx, breachforums.is, breachforums[.]vc](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-domain-seizure) Domains seized, BreachForums domain seizure Primary source - [2 user accounts](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-domain-seizure) User accounts taken over, BreachForums domain seizure Primary source ### Later activity 1 citation Cited for activity recorded after the takedown. - [BreachForums under ShinyHunters and Baphomet](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-shutdown-following-administrator-arrest) Partial operator continuity, BreachForums shutdown following administrator arrest Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)