Government release

# United States Leads Dismantlement of One of the World's Largest Hacker Forums

US DOJ / FBI, March 4, 2026. Establishes the LeakBase seizure and evidentiary preservation of user data..

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** March 4, 2026

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 6

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ / FBI

**Published:** March 4, 2026

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-leads-dismantlement-one-worlds-largest-hacker-forums](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-leads-dismantlement-one-worlds-largest-hacker-forums)

**What it supports:** Establishes the LeakBase seizure and evidentiary preservation of user data.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_leakbase\_2026

How this source is used

Cited 6 times across 3 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.

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[LeakBase seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/leakbase-seizure)

Fraud and stolen data, March 2026

Primary source

### Organization roles

3 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/leakbase-seizure)

Operational lead, LeakBase seizure

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/leakbase-seizure)

Coordinator, LeakBase seizure

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/leakbase-seizure)

Prosecuting, LeakBase seizure

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[2 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/leakbase-seizure)

Domains seized, LeakBase seizure

Primary source
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[1 database](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/leakbase-seizure)

Database seized, LeakBase seizure

Primary source

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