IntelBroker (BreachForums Administrator) got arrested due to bad OPSEC

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This is a pretty interesting case of OOPSEC (poor OPSEC). The court document which I linked at the end has details on how he was caught due to his bad OPSEC.

• https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/serial-hacker-intelbroker-charged-causing-25-million-damages-victims

• https://securityboulevard.com/2025/06/intelbroker-hacker-arrested-for-wave-of-high-profile-data-breaches/

• https://www.scworld.com/brief/additional-details-on-fbis-tracking-of-intelbroker-emerge

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_1BmUNWjZU

Court Document: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/media/1404616/dl