Who’s Behind the Seized Forums ‘Cracked’ & ‘Nulled’?
Summary: The FBI and European authorities seized eight domain names tied to the Cracked cybercrime forum, which launched in 2018 and drew more than four million users, in an action the DOJ called Operation Talent. Reporting on the forums' history links their apparent co-founders to an internet service provider and e-commerce platforms serving both communities, and the DOJ said Nulled, with more than five million members, had sold stolen credentials, identity documents and hacking services since 2016.
Key Takeaway: One alleged Nulled administrator, 29-year-old Argentinian national Lucas Sohn, was arrested in Spain, while the operators tied to 1337 Services GmbH posted on Telegram that no charges were filed against them and that StarkRDP would restart under a different name - a reminder that takedowns can remove domains without removing the people or the infrastructure.
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