FBI Identifies IntelBroker as British National Kai West
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The FBI has identified IntelBroker as Kai West, a British national, through an email address, cryptographic transactions, YouTube activity, and forum posts. This identification follows dozens of high-level data breaches and activities on the darknet. Technical details include the use of an email address, traces of cryptographic transactions, and YouTube activities to trace back to West. The real impacts described include high-level data breaches and darknet activities, notably on BreachForums.