BreachForums: ShinyHunters Members Arrested, IntelBroker Identified as Kai West

Four alleged ShinyHunters members arrested, IntelBroker exposed as British national Kai West in global crackdown linked to BreachForums and major data breaches.

In a major development against global cybercrime, French authorities have apprehended several key individuals believed to be instrumental in operating BreachForums, a notorious online marketplace where stolen data is bought and sold.

The arrests, executed by France’s Cybercrime Brigade (BL2C) earlier this week, target figures deeply entrenched in high-profile data breaches and persistent attempts to revive the illicit forum after previous takedowns.

A press release from the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office confirms that four individuals, identified by their online handles ShinyHunters, Hollow, Noct, and Depressed, all in their twenties, were detained on Monday.

These apprehensions are a follow-up to an earlier operation in February 2025, which saw the arrest of another prominent suspect known as IntelBroker, a British national, and are particularly significant as the individuals ...