The alleged administrator of one of the world's largest cybercrime forums was extradited to the United States to face charges of conspiracy, access device fraud and money laundering.
The forum hosted the sale and trade of databases from more than 10,000 corporate breaches, serving as the underground economy's primary marketplace for stolen credentials and personal data.
Prosecutors say the administrator profited through escrow fees, premium memberships and direct sales of high-value datasets. He was arrested abroad last year in an operation that also seized the forum's infrastructure.
The forum's seized user database continues to yield leads, with several prominent data brokers arrested in follow-on operations across three continents.
