Connor Brian Fitzpatrick, better known as “Pompompurin,” has pleaded guilty to hacking charges in the United States District Court for the District of Alexandria, Eastern District of Virginia.
This comes after the US government recently seized a surface web domain associated with the notorious cybercrime marketplace BreachForums, even though Fitzpatrick had been arrested months earlier.
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The charges against Fitzpatrick revolve around an access device fraud conspiracy and unauthorized solicitation of unauthorized access devices, including human trafficking and use of unauthorized access devices to obtain valuables valued at over $1,000. It is included.
His involvement in BreachForums has enabled cybercriminals to trade stolen data and other illegal activities, impacting numerous U.S. victims and multiple compromised organizations and government agencies at home and abroad. gave.
Fitzpatrick’s arrest is the culmination of an FBI investigation into how he is the owner and administrator of Bleach Forums, behind the online alias “Pompompurin” to ensure the legitimacy of data posted on the site. confirmed to be hidden.
Notably, Pompompurin’s nickname is Abuse of Law Enforcement Portals In 2021, there was an incident in which thousands of emails were fraudulently sent from FBI addresses.
Despite Mr. Fitzpatrick’s arrest, authorities faced difficulties seizing the BreachForums domain, and the site’s closure resulted in the creation of a new version.
However, the U.S. government finally Succeeded in controlling the domain In June 2023, a notice appeared indicating a foreclosure.
according to court documentFitzpatrick has agreed to confiscate various assets including cryptocurrency, fiat currency, domain names, computers and electronic media used in criminal activity or derived from the proceeds of criminal activity.
The guilty plea also raised another charge of possession of child pornography. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, a fine of $750,000, and supervised release from five years to life.
