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: Following Fitzpatrick's arrest, the forum was briefly shuttered but revived in 2024 by the group ShinyHunters and an administrator known as Key Activities and Impact BreachForums
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The hubris of was its downfall. By hosting the DC Health Link data (which included sensitive information on U.S. House members and staff), Pompompurin painted a target on his back. BreachForums
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