A 905 GB BitTorrent seed of BreachForums’ CDN cache, containing raw databases, exploit tools, proof‑of‑concept media, and detailed forum metadata, was publicly released, offering an unprecedented view into the full inventory of a major underground hacker market and highlighting the risks of CDN misconfiguration.
The 2026 showdown among BreachForums, NotBreachForums, and LAPSUS$ reveals how brand value, internal rivalries, and resurrection tactics shape the underground cybercrime market, with the FBI watching the chaos unfold while observers dissect the power dynamics.
In early 2026 a rival hacker group released 918 previously paid breach databases for free on Telegram, exposing internal disputes within ShinyHunters and aiming to cripple their attempt to revive BreachForums by making the data openly available.
On March 30, 2026, the notorious hacker group ShinyHunters announced its exit from BreachForums and released the forum’s full database of over 324,000 users—including usernames, emails, IPs, login logs, and password salts—sparking a crisis of anonymity, trust, and potential law‑enforcement honeypot exposure.
