The United States, the French authorities confirm the arrest of infiltrators from Breachforums

The American and French authorities confirmed the arrest of five infiltrators accusing that they were behind many major infiltrators and being part of a notorious electronic crime forum.

Thursday, the US Department of Justice Declare the The indictment From the British National Kay West, 25, accusing that he is a “serial serial” known as Intelbroker. The American authorities claim that the West is behind a “penetration scheme for a year”, which caused more than $ 25 million as compensation by targeting more than 40 victims, including a telecommunications company, a municipal health care provider, and an Internet service provider.

In the case of health care provider, the Ministry of Justice claims that West tried to sell personal information to the patient, including names, social security numbers, birth dates, races, health plan and employer information.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the West was the leader of a penetration group known as “Cybern (——)”, referring to a racist spectrum, which is frequented by a “on a specific internet forum”. Although the Ministry of Justice did not call the forum, the complaint includes details indicating breakthroughThe previously closed by an alliance of international law enforcement agencies in 2023 and 2024.

The press release of the Ministry of Justice said that West was arrested in France earlier in February and is now facing handing over to the United States.

According to complaint Against the West, the Cybern group (———) included four other individuals that the American authorities did not call.

These four individuals appear to have been arrested in France earlier this week.

On Wednesday, Paris Prosecutor Lauer Picoow He said in a statement The French police arrested four people suspected of operating on a breach, and being part of a group called “Shinyhunters”.

“The arrests of this week targeted individuals suspected of being the main officials on the site, and raised their hopes of constant closure,” said Pico, according to the translation of the press statement.

The Prosecutor West, who was only named in the statement as Intelbroker, was arrested in France in February, which is compatible with what the American authorities announced on Thursday.

When it was reached for the comment, a spokesman for the French Prosecutor’s Office referred Techcrunch to his published statement.

In response to a question about the four conspirators whose name is not revealed, US Justice Ministry spokesman Nicholas Piece said he could not comment on “non -charged individuals”, and he refused to clarify in an email to follow up.

Breachforums was one of the most famous piracy forums on the Internet, as the Internet criminals sold piracy tools, in addition to the data announced, sold and traded by companies, Like 23andmeAnd many others.

In 2023, the American federal authorities It was seized and closedThree months after the arrest of its official, Connor Brian FitzbathrickAlso known as “pompspurin”. Then the site was re -launched, however It was seized and closed again in 2024.

West gets a conspiracy to commit computer interventions, conspire to commit wire fraud, access a laboratory computer for information, and fraud in wires.