For cybersecurity professionals, the persistence of BreachForums highlights a painful truth:
The forum's history is marked by a cycle of shutdowns and revivals:
BreachForums rose from the ashes of , a notorious English-language cybercrime forum that was seized by international law enforcement in April 2022. Where RaidForums left a void, BreachForums quickly filled it.
: The FBI and DOJ have seized various BreachForums domains and Telegram channels multiple times. In May 2024, law enforcement reportedly arrested "Baphomet".