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onor Brian Fitzpatrick, a 21-year-old New York resident known online as "Pompompurin" who previously ran the BreachForums forum, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Fitzpatrick was arrested by the FBI in March 2023 and charged with “conspiracy to distribute unauthorized access devices.” Last Tuesday, January 16, the court handed down a verdict finding Fitzpatrick guilty of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, inducement to offer such devices, and possession of child pornography.
Prosecutors recommended that the court impose a 15-year prison term that is "sufficient but not excessive" to reflect the seriousness of Fitzpatrick's crimes, the harm he caused, the risk of reoffending and deterring similar cybercrimes in the future.
Earlier this month, Fitzpatrick, who was under house arrest, violated his bail conditions by using a computer without court-ordered monitoring software, prompting FBI agents to re-arrest Pompompurin, who was previously out on $300,000 bail, on Jan. 2.
The now-defunct BreachForums was believed to be a revived version of another cybercrime forum, RaidForums, which was also seized by the FBI in August 2022. On BreachForums, cybercriminals exchanged data stolen from companies and other organizations.
For example, it was there that confidential information from the health insurance company DC Health Link was published, including personal data of members of the US House of Representatives and Senate.
During the existence of BreachForums, many data leaks from a variety of companies were posted there. According to the US Department of Justice, at the time of closure, BreachForums had more than 340 thousand active users.
Now that Fitzpatrick has been sentenced so harshly, the prospects for the continued operation of resources like BreachForums look very dim. It is obvious that the US authorities are determined to suppress cybercrime, regardless of the size of the forums and the number of participants.
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Given how the glowies operate, it was possibly him just checking email or something, though it is equally possible he was trying to do something he probably shouldn't have. The question I have is how they knew he used a computer, whether it was through snooping or someone ratting on him.
Regardless, he is being used as an example. Not the first and sadly not the last. The frontier of the digital world is further encroached upon
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(Jan 19, 2024, 01:44 PM)Litecoin Wrote: onor Brian Fitzpatrick, a 21-year-old New York resident known online as "Pompompurin" who previously ran the BreachForums forum, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Fitzpatrick was arrested by the FBI in March 2023 and charged with “conspiracy to distribute unauthorized access devices.” Last Tuesday, January 16, the court handed down a verdict finding Fitzpatrick guilty of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, inducement to offer such devices, and possession of child pornography.
Prosecutors recommended that the court impose a 15-year prison term that is "sufficient but not excessive" to reflect the seriousness of Fitzpatrick's crimes, the harm he caused, the risk of reoffending and deterring similar cybercrimes in the future.
Earlier this month, Fitzpatrick, who was under house arrest, violated his bail conditions by using a computer without court-ordered monitoring software, prompting FBI agents to re-arrest Pompompurin, who was previously out on $300,000 bail, on Jan. 2.
The now-defunct BreachForums was believed to be a revived version of another cybercrime forum, RaidForums, which was also seized by the FBI in August 2022. On BreachForums, cybercriminals exchanged data stolen from companies and other organizations.
For example, it was there that confidential information from the health insurance company DC Health Link was published, including personal data of members of the US House of Representatives and Senate.
During the existence of BreachForums, many data leaks from a variety of companies were posted there. According to the US Department of Justice, at the time of closure, BreachForums had more than 340 thousand active users.
Now that Fitzpatrick has been sentenced so harshly, the prospects for the continued operation of resources like BreachForums look very dim. It is obvious that the US authorities are determined to suppress cybercrime, regardless of the size of the forums and the number of participants.
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That's weak pom deserve death for having CP
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fucking hell, he had CP ...
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(Jan 19, 2024, 01:44 PM)Litecoin Wrote: onor Brian Fitzpatrick, a 21-year-old New York resident known online as "Pompompurin" who previously ran the BreachForums forum, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Fitzpatrick was arrested by the FBI in March 2023 and charged with “conspiracy to distribute unauthorized access devices.” Last Tuesday, January 16, the court handed down a verdict finding Fitzpatrick guilty of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, inducement to offer such devices, and possession of child pornography.
Prosecutors recommended that the court impose a 15-year prison term that is "sufficient but not excessive" to reflect the seriousness of Fitzpatrick's crimes, the harm he caused, the risk of reoffending and deterring similar cybercrimes in the future.
Earlier this month, Fitzpatrick, who was under house arrest, violated his bail conditions by using a computer without court-ordered monitoring software, prompting FBI agents to re-arrest Pompompurin, who was previously out on $300,000 bail, on Jan. 2.
The now-defunct BreachForums was believed to be a revived version of another cybercrime forum, RaidForums, which was also seized by the FBI in August 2022. On BreachForums, cybercriminals exchanged data stolen from companies and other organizations.
For example, it was there that confidential information from the health insurance company DC Health Link was published, including personal data of members of the US House of Representatives and Senate.
During the existence of BreachForums, many data leaks from a variety of companies were posted there. According to the US Department of Justice, at the time of closure, BreachForums had more than 340 thousand active users.
Now that Fitzpatrick has been sentenced so harshly, the prospects for the continued operation of resources like BreachForums look very dim. It is obvious that the US authorities are determined to suppress cybercrime, regardless of the size of the forums and the number of participants.
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He wasn't sentenced to 15 years. A lot of people got confused by the prosecution filing that was just RECOMMENDING 15 years minimum as sentence. He was first sentenced today to time served and 20 years supervised release. My post about it is here: https://www.databreaches.net/owner-of-br...onditions/
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(Jan 20, 2024, 01:03 AM)DissentDoe Wrote: (Jan 19, 2024, 01:44 PM)Litecoin Wrote: onor Brian Fitzpatrick, a 21-year-old New York resident known online as "Pompompurin" who previously ran the BreachForums forum, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Fitzpatrick was arrested by the FBI in March 2023 and charged with “conspiracy to distribute unauthorized access devices.” Last Tuesday, January 16, the court handed down a verdict finding Fitzpatrick guilty of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, inducement to offer such devices, and possession of child pornography.
Prosecutors recommended that the court impose a 15-year prison term that is "sufficient but not excessive" to reflect the seriousness of Fitzpatrick's crimes, the harm he caused, the risk of reoffending and deterring similar cybercrimes in the future.
Earlier this month, Fitzpatrick, who was under house arrest, violated his bail conditions by using a computer without court-ordered monitoring software, prompting FBI agents to re-arrest Pompompurin, who was previously out on $300,000 bail, on Jan. 2.
The now-defunct BreachForums was believed to be a revived version of another cybercrime forum, RaidForums, which was also seized by the FBI in August 2022. On BreachForums, cybercriminals exchanged data stolen from companies and other organizations.
For example, it was there that confidential information from the health insurance company DC Health Link was published, including personal data of members of the US House of Representatives and Senate.
During the existence of BreachForums, many data leaks from a variety of companies were posted there. According to the US Department of Justice, at the time of closure, BreachForums had more than 340 thousand active users.
Now that Fitzpatrick has been sentenced so harshly, the prospects for the continued operation of resources like BreachForums look very dim. It is obvious that the US authorities are determined to suppress cybercrime, regardless of the size of the forums and the number of participants.
sc: twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1747713059395629130
He wasn't sentenced to 15 years. A lot of people got confused by the prosecution filing that was just RECOMMENDING 15 years minimum as sentence. He was first sentenced today to time served and 20 years supervised release. My post about it is here: https://www.databreaches.net/owner-of-br...onditions/
I pray Pom don't have to go through Prisonment! Pom is the best person in cyber world.
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(Jan 19, 2024, 01:44 PM)Litecoin Wrote: onor Brian Fitzpatrick, a 21-year-old New York resident known online as "Pompompurin" who previously ran the BreachForums forum, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Fitzpatrick was arrested by the FBI in March 2023 and charged with “conspiracy to distribute unauthorized access devices.” Last Tuesday, January 16, the court handed down a verdict finding Fitzpatrick guilty of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, inducement to offer such devices, and possession of child pornography.
Prosecutors recommended that the court impose a 15-year prison term that is "sufficient but not excessive" to reflect the seriousness of Fitzpatrick's crimes, the harm he caused, the risk of reoffending and deterring similar cybercrimes in the future.
Earlier this month, Fitzpatrick, who was under house arrest, violated his bail conditions by using a computer without court-ordered monitoring software, prompting FBI agents to re-arrest Pompompurin, who was previously out on $300,000 bail, on Jan. 2.
The now-defunct BreachForums was believed to be a revived version of another cybercrime forum, RaidForums, which was also seized by the FBI in August 2022. On BreachForums, cybercriminals exchanged data stolen from companies and other organizations.
For example, it was there that confidential information from the health insurance company DC Health Link was published, including personal data of members of the US House of Representatives and Senate.
During the existence of BreachForums, many data leaks from a variety of companies were posted there. According to the US Department of Justice, at the time of closure, BreachForums had more than 340 thousand active users.
Now that Fitzpatrick has been sentenced so harshly, the prospects for the continued operation of resources like BreachForums look very dim. It is obvious that the US authorities are determined to suppress cybercrime, regardless of the size of the forums and the number of participants.
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The CP charges they got are nuts, I never saw that coming.
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They took it a bit serious.
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