Notorious data leak site BreachForums appears to be back online after it was seized by law enforcement a few weeks ago.
At least one of BreachForums domains and its dark web site are live again.
Questions have been raised over whether it is a genuine attempt to revive the forums once again or set up as a lure by law enforcement to entrap more data dealers and cybercriminals.
The administrator of the new forum posts under the handle ShinyHunters, which is a name associated with the AT&T breach and others, and believed to be the main administrator of the previous BreachForums.
Yesterday, ShinyHunters posted a new dataset for sale that allegedly stems from Live Nation/Ticketmaster.
First, the data set was offered for sale on another dark web forum by a user going by SpidermanData with the exact same text.
Second, this data set seems way too big for its nature.
Live Nation and Ticketmaster are big enough to be considered a monopolist, but 560 million users seems like a stretch.
Third, a new feature is that visitors need to register before they can see any content.
We dare conclude that this dataset's goal is to generate some attention and act as a lure to let old forum users know that BreachForums is alive and kicking.
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This Cyber News was published on www.malwarebytes.com. Publication date: Wed, 29 May 2024 13:43:05 +0000