Overview

• West was charged in New York federal court with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions and wire fraud, accessing a protected computer, and wire fraud, each carrying penalties of up to 20 years in prison.
• Prosecutors say the 25-year-old British national operating as IntelBroker stole data from more than 40 victims, including a telecommunications company and a municipal healthcare provider.
• The Justice Department estimates his hacking activities from December 2022 to February 2025 caused over $25 million in damages worldwide.
• FBI agents traced his online alias to West through bitcoin wallet records and an undercover purchase of a stolen API key that granted illicit access to a victim’s system.
• French police arrested four individuals suspected of running the BreachForums hacking forum as part of the same international operation.