--- title: Law Enforcement Takes Down BreachForums Leadership with... description: International law enforcement arrested five individuals connected to BreachForums, a major cybercrime marketplace. British national Kai Logan West, known as... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/law-enforcement-takes-down-breachforums-leadership-with-coordinated-arrests-gvwmftdiq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Law Enforcement Takes Down BreachForums Leadership with Coordinated Arrests | daily.dev og:description: International law enforcement arrested five individuals connected to BreachForums, a major cybercrime marketplace. British national Kai Logan West, known as... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/law-enforcement-takes-down-breachforums-leadership-with-coordinated-arrests-gvwmftdiq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gVwmftdiq.png og:image:alt: Law Enforcement Takes Down BreachForums Leadership with Coordinated Arrests og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Law Enforcement Takes Down BreachForums Leadership with Coordinated Arrests **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary International law enforcement arrested five individuals connected to BreachForums, a major cybercrime marketplace. British national Kai Logan West, known as 'IntelBroker', faces charges for cyberattacks causing over $25 million in damages to 40+ victims including major corporations like Cisco, AMD, and Apple. Authorities tracked West through cryptocurrency transactions linked to his Coinbase account. Four additional suspects were arrested in France, believed to be BreachForums administrators and members of the ShinyHunters hacking group responsible for attacks on Snowflake, Ticketmaster, and AT&T. Despite FBI shutdown of BreachForums in May 2024, copycat sites continue emerging, highlighting the ongoing challenge of combating organized cybercrime networks. ## Content # Arrests Made in Connection with BreachForums Cybercrime Marketplace In a coordinated international operation, authorities from the United States and France have successfully arrested five individuals associated with BreachForums, a prominent cybercrime marketplace known for trading stolen data and hacking tools. Among the arrested is British national, Kai Logan West, also known by his alias 'IntelBroker', who has been charged by the US Department of Justice for orchestrating a series of high-profile cyberattacks. ## Key Arrests and Charges Kai West, who led a hacking group, is accused of conducting cyberattacks that resulted in damages exceeding $25 million and affected more than 40 victims, including major corporations and healthcare providers. High-profile breaches attributed to West include attacks on DC Health Link, Cisco’s DevHub portal, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and other major entities like AMD, Apple, and government agencies. West gained notoriety on BreachForums, where he sold stolen data for cryptocurrency. US authorities tracked West through detailed digital forensics, using cryptocurrency transactions linked to his Coinbase account to unveil his identity. This evidences the significant implications of digital payment trails in exposing cybercriminal activities. Meanwhile, in France, police arrested four additional suspects believed to be administrators for BreachForums and part of the hacking group known as ShinyHunters. These individuals, operating under aliases such as ShinyHunters, Hollow, Noct, and Depressed, are linked to cyberattacks on companies including Snowflake, Ticketmaster, and AT&T. ## The BreachForums Ecosystem BreachForums have long served as a critical hub for cybercriminals, offering a platform where illicit trades of stolen data and hacking tools occurred. Despite being shut down by the FBI in May 2024 and having its leadership targeted in a series of arrests that began with its founder in 2023, copycat sites have continued to emerge, driving the need for ongoing vigilance and international cooperation in combating cybercrime. This collaborative effort by US and French authorities marks a significant step in dismantling one of the world’s largest cybercrime networks, underscoring the persistent threats posed by organized cybercriminal groups and the importance of international law enforcement collaboration in addressing these complex challenges. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#data-breach](https://daily.dev/tags/data-breach) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/law-enforcement-takes-down-breachforums-leadership-with-coordinated-arrests-gvwmftdiq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Law Enforcement Takes Down BreachForums Leadership with Coordinated Arrests","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/law-enforcement-takes-down-breachforums-leadership-with-coordinated-arrests-gvwmftdiq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/law-enforcement-takes-down-breachforums-leadership-with-coordinated-arrests-gvwmftdiq"},"datePublished":"2025-06-26T15:21:13.712Z","dateModified":"2025-06-28T14:48:24.007Z","description":"International law enforcement arrested five individuals connected to BreachForums, a major cybercrime marketplace. 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