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(Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"33.607594936709\"><body readability=\"68.309063893016\"><\/p>\n<p>Kai West, a prolific cybercriminal better known for operating under the moniker \u201cIntelBroker,\u201d was arrested in France earlier this year and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/serial-hacker-intelbroker-charged-causing-25-million-damages-victims\">faces federal charges<\/a> for allegedly stealing data from more than 40 organizations during a two-year period, the Justice Department said Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors unsealed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/media\/1404621\/dl?inline\">four-count indictment<\/a> charging West, a British national, with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, accessing a protected computer to obtain information and wire fraud. The United States is seeking his extradition for the charges, which each carry maximum sentences of five to 20 years in prison. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKai West, an alleged serial hacker, is charged for a nefarious, years-long scheme to steal victim\u2019s [sic] data and sell it for millions in illicit funds, causing more than $25 million in damages worldwide,\u201d FBI Assistant Director in Charge Christopher G. Raia said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old conspired with members of a cybercrime group he led to steal data from businesses and offered it for sale from about January 2023 until his arrest in February 2025, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>West is accused of offering data stolen from U.S.-based companies for sale at least 41 times. Victims include a U.S.-based telecommunications company, municipal health care provider and an internet service provider. <\/p>\n<p>West allegedly sold data, including customer information, they stole from the U.S.-based telecommunications provider by accessing an improperly configured server. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors also accuse West of attempting to sell data stolen from a municipal health care provider, which included patient data such as names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, health plan and employer information. <\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department didn\u2019t name the health care organization, but said West offered the data for sale in a post on March 6, 2023. That same day, a person using the IntelBroker moniker published data stolen from DC Health Link, the capital\u2019s health insurance exchange, exposing personal information on <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/dc-health-exchange-breach-congress-defense-official\/\">Washington\u2019s powerbrokers and a prominent former defense official<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of West\u2019s 158 public posts on the online forum called Forum-1, 16 included a specific asking price for stolen data totaling nearly $2.5 million. West also allegedly solicited a negotiated sales price for stolen data 25 times and offered to distribute stolen data for free in 117 posts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Justice Department said IntelBroker was identified as the owner of Forum-1 from August 2024 to January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>West\u2019s arrest preceded a more recent <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/cybercrime-crackdown-operation-endgame-operation-secure\/\">wave of cybercrime crackdowns<\/a> across the globe, including a surge of takedowns, seizures, indictments and arrests.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.8062098501071\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"14\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/notorious-cybercriminal-intelbroker-arrested-in-france-awaits-extradition-to-us-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Matt Kapko\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Matt Kapko<\/h4>\n<p> Matt Kapko is a reporter at CyberScoop. 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