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Prosecutor release

Justice Department Announces Arrest of the Founder of One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums and Disruption of Forum’s Operation

United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, March 24, 2023. Forum shutdown decision, staff statements, sentencing and resentencing history.

Source type
Prosecutor release
Published
March 24, 2023
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
4

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Publisher
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia
Published
March 24, 2023
Source type
Prosecutor release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/justice-department-announces-arrest-founder-one-worlds-largest-hacker-forums-and
What it supports
Forum shutdown decision, staff statements, sentencing and resentencing history
Dataset id
src_news_breachforums_2023

Research notes

  • Replaced generic specialist-reporting stub with official DOJ arrest/disruption release.

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