BreachForums says it is closing after suspected law enforcement access to backend

In an abrupt about-face, the new administrator of popular cybercriminal platform BreachForums said they plan to shut down the site after its previous administrator was [allegedly arrested](https://therecord.media/breachforums-arrest-new-administrator) last week. A hacker going by the account name “Baphomet” initially said they were working through an emergency plan for the forum after the [arrest](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-17/dark-web-breachforums-operator-charged-with-computer-crime) of 21-year-old Conor

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