Sprawling FBI, European operation takes down Leakbase cybercriminal forum

A set of related cyber and privacy news: US and European authorities executed a global takedown of the LeakBase forum used to buy/sell stolen credentials and exploit information. Separately, researchers identified a suspected Russian espionage phishing campaign against Ukraine that deploys two previously undocumented malware strains. California’s CPPA fined PlayOn Sports $1.1M for collecting student data and using tracking for targeted ads without adequate opt-out. LexisNexis disclosed a contained incident where attackers accessed legacy data—threat actor claims ~2 GB and millions of records.