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LeakBase seizure

March 2026, Fraud and stolen data
Led by Federal Bureau of Investigation

Extended pass entry, last reviewed August 21, 2026

What was taken down?

Site infrastructure and database seized.

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What happened to the people?

No individual outcomes are recorded against this entry.
Group accounted for: Not established

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Did it stay down?

Not established in the public record. No later activity is recorded against this entry.

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DOJ/FBI seized LeakBase, a stolen-data marketplace, preserving user accounts, posts, private messages, and IP logs as evidence.

Date
March 2026
Target
LeakBase, stolen data marketplace
Activity
Fraud and stolen data
Operational lead
FBI
Jurisdiction
Not established
Outcome
Site infrastructure and database seized.
Status
Completed
Legal mechanism
Federal seizure warrant.
Group accounted for
Not established

No individual is named against this entry in the cited record. That is a gap in what has been published rather than a finding that nobody was involved.

Group accounted for: Not established

The cited record does not say how large the group was or whether everyone involved has been identified.

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Not established in the public record. No later activity is recorded against this entry.

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Official sources

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    LeakBase stolen-data marketplace seized

    US DOJ / FBI, March 4, 2026, Source grade P1

    Establishes the LeakBase seizure and evidentiary preservation of user data.

    No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

Coverage note. Added from deep-research aggregation pass. Not independently re-verified source-by-source to the same standard as the original 38-incident core; source_quality capped at S2/P2 pending a dedicated verification pass.