‘IntelBroker’ Suspect Arrested, Charged in High-Profile Breaches – “In the end, it was cryptocurrency that led authorities to determine the identity of IntelBroker”

Of those posts, the DOJ said, approximately 16 had specific asking prices for the stolen data, which were typically requested in the Monero cryptocurrency and totaled $2,467,000.

In the end, it was cryptocurrency that led authorities to determine the identity of IntelBroker. According to the indictment, authorities were able to track a cryptocurrency payment made to a Coinbase account linked to West.