FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum; Russian Admin Arrested in 14-Country Operation

An international operation across 14 countries resulted in the seizure of LeakBase, one of the world's largest stolen credential marketplaces with 142,000 members and 215 million records. Russian authorities arrested 33-year-old Artem Kuchumov of Taganrog, linked to the aliases Chucky, beakdaz, and Sqlrip. The platform had been operational since 2021, hosting hundreds of millions of user credentials, banking details, and corporate documents. The coordinated takedown involved searches and arrests across Australia, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, the UK, and the US.