“IntelBroker” was arrested in France in February, 2025, but news of his arrest was first disclosed today by French authorities. Now the U.S. is revealing its charges against him as they seek his extradition from France. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, this press release: Kai West, a British…
Author: Dissent
France issues press statement about arrest of ShinyHunters members
French version. The English version is below. It’s interesting to note that IntelBroker was described as a British national who was arrested in France in February, 2025 and detained in pre-trial detention.
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ShinyHunters and team members arrested in France (2)
The following are machine-translated bits and pieces from a fuller news story by Jean-Michel Décugis and Damien Licata Caruso: The FBI’s arrest of Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, aka “Pompompurin,” in March 2023 dealt a first blow to “Breached.” This American citizen was suspected of being the main manager of the platform, which had temporarily ceased operations….