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US and EU police shut down LeakBase
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US and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools.
Why it matters
US and EU police carried out a shutdown of the website LeakBase. The excerpt characterizes LeakBase as a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools. The excerpt provides no additional details on timing, jurisdictional scope, seizures, arrests, or follow-on enforcement steps.
Implications
- • Access to LeakBase as a source for the accused materials is cut off by the shutdown.
Who is affected
- • Operators of LeakBase
- • Users attempting to obtain stolen passwords and hacking tools
- • Law enforcement cybercrime units
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Law & Public Safety Regulatory Actions Compliance Technology & Innovation Cybersecurity