Hacker Honeypot? BreachForums Reopens via Emails Sent from French Ministry of the Interior Domain
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The original founder of the BreachForums hacking forum has already been arrested and sentenced to prison, ultimately receiving a three-year term. Nevertheless, numerous reincarnations operating under the forum’s name have continued to surface. Although several of these offshoots have since been shut down, new iterations keep emerging.
What makes the situation particularly absurd is that some users who had previously registered on the forum recently received emails claiming that BreachForums had reopened and was fully operational once again. The message asserted that internal technical issues had been resolved and that all accounts, posts, and content were now accessible as normal.
The problem, however, lies in the sender’s email address: pppj-sdpj92-ger2@interieur.gouv.fr. That domain belongs to the French Ministry of the Interior. In other words, emails sent from an official French government domain were telling hackers that BreachForums was back online and inviting them to register and post. Any hacker with even minimal discernment would immediately recognize this as a phishing attempt—or more precisely, a honeypot designed to lure cybercriminals.
Adding further intrigue, this incident coincides with another related development: systems belonging to the French Ministry of the Interior were reportedly breached, resulting in the leakage of email server data. While the ministry has not disclosed the identity of the attackers, it stressed that the intrusion was an unmistakable act of provocation.
In an official statement, the ministry confirmed that a cyberattack had indeed occurred and that the attackers had gained access to multiple files. It noted that the incident could stem from foreign interference, an individual seeking to challenge state authority by demonstrating the ability to penetrate government systems, or other forms of cybercrime—the precise motive remains unclear.
The French Ministry of the Interior, which oversees national police forces and supervises internal security and immigration services, stated that the attack took place between December 11 and December 12. On December 13, an individual calling himself Indra, claiming to be the new administrator of BreachForums, posted an announcement declaring the platform reopened, denying that it was a phishing operation, and boasting of having compromised French government systems.
As a result, the hacker community is now deeply skeptical of this latest BreachForums reincarnation, as well as of Indra’s claims. Many are urging others not to register on the forum under its new domain, warning that doing so could expose their personal information to theft.
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