Taking The Shine Off Breachforums
Sophos, June 26,2025
ShinyHunters threat group members were arrested in a coordinated law enforcement action for their association with BreachForums
On June 25, 2025, French authorities announced that four members of the ShinyHunters (also known as ShinyCorp) cybercriminal group were arrested in multiple French regions for cybercrime activities and involvement in the English-language underground forum known as BreachForums. The coordinated global law enforcement effort targeting the 'ShinyHunters', 'Hollow', 'Noct', and 'Depressed' personas followed the February arrest of Kai West (also known as 'IntelBroker'), who previously administered BreachForums.