International agents take down major site where criminals traded stolen corporate info
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Adrianne Appel2026-03-10T14:57:00
A major online site used by cybercriminals to buy and sell information stolen from corporations and individuals worldwide has been shut down by an international enforcement action, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.
The enormous LeakBase forum, considered one of the largest criminal sites, held hundreds of millions of usernames and passwords stolen from corporations by cybercriminals, some through high-profile cyber attacks, the DOJ said in a press release Wednesday. The site also held corporate and personal credit card numbers and bank account numbers.
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