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Conor Fitzpatrick, known as 'Pompompurin' and founder of BreachForums, was sentenced to three years in prison by a Virginia federal court. Prosecutors had sought a much longer sentence for his role in facilitating the sale of stolen data and possession of child sexual abuse material. Fitzpatrick's sentencing follows his 2023 guilty plea and a prior, lighter sentence that was overturned on appeal.
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Conor Fitzpatrick, aka 'Pompompurin', founder of BreachForums, was resentenced to three years in prison after a federal appeals court vacated his previous lenient sentence. Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud, solicitation for access devices, and possession of child sexual abuse material. The resentencing follows evidence of repeated violations of pretrial release and the forum's role in facilitating large-scale data breaches and cybercrime.
Jun 29, 2026
U.S. authorities arrested **Conor Brian Fitzpatrick**, the founder and administrator of **BreachForums**, after describing the site as one of the world’s largest cybercrime marketplaces for stolen data and hacking services. The Justice Department said the 20-year-old operated under the alias **`Pompompurin`** and used the forum to facilitate the sale and distribution of breached databases, credentials, and other illicit services before law enforcement disrupted the platform’s operations in 2023. Court records show Fitzpatrick was sentenced on January 19, 2024 to **time served** and concurrent supervised release terms, including **20 years on one count**, with extensive restrictions on his future activity. Conditions include **two years of home arrest with GPS monitoring**, a **one-year internet ban**, broad monitoring and search of computers and electronic devices, mental health and sex-offender treatment, polygraph testing, limits on contact with minors, and sex-offender registration requirements; separate reporting also noted he was jailed again after violating pretrial release conditions before sentencing.
Jun 29, 2026
Former U.S. Army soldier Cameron John Wagenius, known online as `kiberphant0m` and `cyb3rph4nt0m`, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking and extorting at least 10 U.S. technology and telecommunications companies from April 2023 through December 2024. He pleaded guilty to wire-fraud conspiracy, computer-fraud-related extortion, aggravated identity theft, and unlawful transfers of confidential phone records, and was ordered to pay **$294,978** in restitution. Wagenius and co-conspirators used stolen network credentials—including credentials obtained through the SSH Brute tool he helped develop—to access victim systems, steal data, demand ransoms, and sell stolen information through Telegram, BreachForums, and XSS.is. Prosecutors said the group sought at least $1 million and used compromised records in SIM-swapping fraud; the activity was also linked to the 2024 Snowflake customer-data theft and extortion campaign, which affected more than 165 organizations, including AT&T.
Sep 28, 2026