Security News > 2023 > July > BreachForums owner Pompompurin pleads guilty to hacking charges
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, aka Pompompurin, the owner of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum, has pleaded guilty to hacking and child pornography possession charges.
"BreachForums included a 'Marketplace' section that was dedicated to the buying and selling of hacked or stolen data, tools for committing cybercrime, and other illicit material, including a 'Leaks Market' subsection," court documents unsealed on July 13th read. "BreachForums operated as an illegal marketplace where its members could solicit for sale, sell, and purchase and trade hacked or stolen data and other contraband, including stolen access devices, tools for committing cybercrime, breached databases, and other services for gaining unauthorized access to victim systems."
During his arrest on March 15th, the 20-year-old confirmed after voluntarily relinquishing his constitutional rights and without legal representation that his real name was Connor Brian Fitzpatrick and that he was Pompompurin, the owner of the BreachForums.
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