Overview
- Russian police said they detained the alleged creator of LeakBase in Taganrog and seized technical equipment during a home search.
- The forum was taken offline in early March in a 14-country operation that seized its website and core database.
- Investigators preserved user accounts, posts, private messages, credit details, and IP logs for use as evidence.
- Authorities say the site hosted hundreds of millions of stolen logins and financial records that enabled fraud and account takeovers.
- Europol said it did not cooperate with Russian authorities on the reported arrest.