U.S. and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools

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Law enforcement agencies in the US and EU have shut down LeakBase, a major online platform for cybercriminals, which stored hundreds of millions of stolen passwords and hacking tools.

Expected market reaction

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Source TechCrunch
Claim U.S. and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools
AI inference Bullish · 80%
Generated 2026-03-04 19:01

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Original source

Authorities say LeakBase was "one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals," and maintained an archive of hacked databases containing hundreds of millions of passwords.

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Original article published by TechCrunch on March 4, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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