Failure to apply critical security updates and patches delayed relaunch.
A planned revival of BreachForums was hindered by a zero-day intrusion against the outdated MyBB forum software used by the website.
According to Cybernews, last week’s planned relaunch was hindered by a failure to apply critical security updates and patches. “The infrastructure may have been vulnerable, allowing potential unauthorized access by third parties or law enforcement agencies," said BreachForums' latest owner "Momondo".
Momondo also expressed no intentions to collaborate with Shiny attackers and other threat actors that may undermine the site.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
