An international law enforcement operation has dismantled LeakBase, a major online marketplace for stolen data that had become a central hub for cybercriminal activity. The cybercrime forum dismantled during the coordinated crackdown had amassed more than 142,000 registered users and hosted thousands of posts offering leaked databases and stolen credentials.

The operation, coordinated by Europol, targeted the infrastructure of the platform as well as several of its most active users. Investigators carried out coordinated enforcement actions between 3 and 4 March, marking one of the latest global efforts to disrupt the underground economy that thrives on stolen personal and corporate data....