A British man accused of having alias “Intelbroks” on the cybercrime forum was charged with allegedly selling stolen data, causing more than $25 million in damages.
New York Attorney’s Office in the Southern United States Announce Kai West’s indictment Wednesday. West allegedly operated on the black market online under the pseudonym of Intelbroker and caused more than $25 million in losses to the victims.
Jay Clayton, former chairman and attorney of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is the person in charge of announcing the indictment. “This action reflects the FBI’s commitment to pursuing cybercriminals around the world,” he said.
Western reportedly conspired with online cybercrime groups Cybern *** ers Stealing data from multiple companies. These include a telecommunications company, municipal healthcare providers, internet service providers, and more than 40 other companies.
Secret purchase trigger fee
according to complainAn undercover law enforcement officer sent a private message to IntelBroker to purchase victim data for $250 (BTC). A address attributed to WEST is provided, after payment, data delivered, allegedly including three administrator-level usernames and passwords.
West and his online collaborators reportedly provided more than $2 million in illegal access to data. He was then arrested in France in February, and the United States is currently seeking extradition.
Christopher Raia, assistant director of the FBI, said West was a “serial hacker” who was able to “sell it for millions of dollars in illegal funds.” IntelBroker is Positive On the now discontinued cybercrime forum, Breachforums.
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According to the announcement, a review of 158 threads allegedly initiated by West provides stolen data for sale, namely Forum-1 Credits (the internal currency of Breachforums) as well as free. It is reported that from January 2023 to February 2025, he had at least 41 threads selling data from the United States.
Of these 158 threads, 16 posts include specific asking prices for data, totaling at least $2,467,000. Allegedly, news written by West also indicated that he accepted payments through privacy coins (xmr).
IntelBroker has such a disgrace in the breach of notes that he has been identified as the owner of the site since August 2024.
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Data leaks and vulnerabilities continue to occur
The news was recently Leaked over 16 billion login certificates From leading online service providers, this could have potential consequences for cryptocurrency holders. Earlier this month, Coinbase was reportedly told in January that an employee of an outsourcing company was an employee. Customer data may be leaked.
The violation was disclosed in mid-May A $20 million ransom attempt to hit Coinbase Cybercriminals recruit overseas support agents to leak user data. “These insiders abused their access to customer support systems to steal account data from a small percentage of customers,” Coinbase said at the time.
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