Police Arrest BreachForums Owner ‘Pompompurin’ on Hacking Charges. Parents Bail Him Out.

US law enforcement have arrested and charged the owner of BreachForums, a
notorious platform hackers use to leak and sell data taken from data breaches.

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick was arrested in Peekskill, New York on charges of
conspiracy to commit access device fraud.

The FBI agent who led the arrest said Fitzpatrick admitted to using the alias
‘Pompompurin’ and was the owner and operator of BreachForums.

Cybersecurity investigators had watched Fitzpatrick closely as a suspected
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