Security News > 2024 > January > BreachForums hacking forum admin sentenced to 20 years supervised release
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick was sentenced to 20 years of supervised release today in the Eastern District of Virginia for operating the notorious BreachForums hacking forum, known for the sale and leaking of personal data for hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
To facilitate the sale and sharing of stolen data, Fitzpatrick created an online forum called BreachForums, where the data for millions of individuals worldwide was commonly leaked or sold to other threat actors.
As first reported by VX-Underground and later confirmed by BleepingComputer, the courts showed leniency today, sentencing Fitzpatrick to time served and 20 years of supervised release.
As part of the sentencing conditions, Fitzpatrick will serve the first two years of his release in home arrest with a GPS locator and receive mental health treatment.
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