BreachForums Founder Resentenced to Three Years in Prison for Cybercrime

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, 22, of Peekskill, New York, has been resentenced to three years in prison for his role in creating and operating BreachForums, described as one of the world’s largest English-language hacking marketplaces. Fitzpatrick was also convicted of possessing CSAM, a crime prosecutors called to have an incalculable human toll.

BreachForums, launched in March 2022 after the takedown of RaidForums, became a hub for cybercriminals to buy and sell hacked or stolen data, hosting over 888 datasets of stolen information totaling more than 14 billion individual records. According to the DOJ, one database offered the names and contact details of 200 million users from a U.S.-based social networking site, while another exposed the personal details of 87,760 InfraGard members.

The resentencing came after a January 2025 ruling by the Fourth Circuit vacated Fitzpatrick’s initial sentence of 17 days served and ordered resentencing, with him agreeing to forfeit over 100 domain names, more than a dozen electronic devices, and cryptocurrency proceeds.