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BreachForums says it is closing after suspected law enforcement access to backend

The Record (Recorded Future News), March 21, 2023. The date BreachForums announced it was shutting down, 21 March 2023, following Baphomet's statement about suspected law-enforcement access to the site backend after Conor Fitzpatrick's arrest..

Source type
News report
Published
March 21, 2023
Research grade
S1
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1

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Publisher
The Record (Recorded Future News)
Published
March 21, 2023
Source type
News report
Research grade
Source grade S1
Language
English
Official record
Not an official publication
Address
https://therecord.media/breachforums-shuts-down-after-arrest
What it supports
The date BreachForums announced it was shutting down, 21 March 2023, following Baphomet's statement about suspected law-enforcement access to the site backend after Conor Fitzpatrick's arrest.
Dataset id
src_therecord_breachforums_shutdown_2023

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  • By Jonathan Greig.

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