Sprawling FBI, European operation takes down Leakbase cybercriminal forum
2026-03-05T08:51:58Z•3b6501ebb83e91d4f28afad4db87491d24e56f3801f5559af67eb72973f16c77
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What happened
Multiple security and privacy incidents: an international FBI/European law-enforcement operation took down the Leakbase cybercrime forum that trafficked in stolen credentials and exploits; researchers observed a suspected Russian espionage phishing campaign against Ukraine using two previously undocumented malware families; LexisNexis reported a contained breach of legacy data after a threat actor claimed ~2 GB and millions of records; California’s CPPA fined PlayOn Sports $1.1M for unlawful student data tracking and targeted advertising; and Google urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down,
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- 2026-03-05T08:51:58Z
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