Europol blows up one of the largest hacker forums in the world
As a result of Operation TOURNIQUET, Europol closed the illegal marketplace "RaidForums", one of the largest hacker forums in the world, and confiscated its infrastructure. The complex law enforcement effort was coordinated by Europol to support independent investigations by the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Portugal and Romania. The forum administrator and two of his accomplices were also arrested. Launched in 2015, RaidForums was considered one of the largest hacking forums in the world with a community of over half a million users. This marketplace had made a name for itself by offering access to high quality…