Breached hacking forum shuts down, fears it's not 'safe' from FBI

What strikes me as odd is that it's a clearnet forum, which are trivial to de-anonymize unlike Tor hidden services (although even those are de-cloaked and shut down by the authorities).

It was only a matter of time before the admin got arrested for operating so openly. And there's nothing noble in selling breach data, that stuff is like radioactive waste.

Well it’s a honeypot, and most likely they didn’t “bust” the “main guy” but they’re trying to do a final info gathering cycle.

It’s somewhat astonishing how much money US taxpayers waste on paying agents to catch themselves or make up stories.