According to dnstats.net 23 out of 33 markets are still up.
If you are interested in the perspectives of those affected by this I would suggest visiting here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2lhin9/onym...
Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
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Re: Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Its been hinted that they'll be busting other Tor marketplaces in the next day or so. I wonder if they were similarly infiltrated and what effect that will have on the community.
On the community I have no idea, but I imagine the next reincarnation of these type of markets will have to be managed by lone wolfs out of a cave in Afghanistan.
in all seriousness perhaps iranian hosts would be a viable route
Re: Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
Its been hinted that they'll be busting other Tor marketplaces in the next day or so. I wonder if they were similarly infiltrated and what effect that will have on the community.
Cloud9 and Hydra are now displaying seizure notices as well.
Perfect cover to run away with everyones funds :)
Re: Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Shame on the US government for threatening the public with the enforcement of its own laws.
That statement nonspecifically threatens anyone who "hides behind a keyboard". Also, this threat comes without any determination that the law has been broken; there has been no conviction. I have no problem with assurance that the law will be faithfully executed. This isn't that. This is inflicting fear to suppress people you disagree with. If only we had a buzzword for that.
This is assurance to the public that the law will be faithfully executed. They are assuring the public that the FBI is capable of investigating crimes even on the internet.
Re: Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
#35They located Silk Road 2.0's server in an unspecified way, not directly related to their undercover agent on the support staff. Given that two other darknet markets (Black Market and Cloud9) have been shut down today, and they didn't specify how they located the SR2 server, it seems plausible that law enforcement have a vulnerability to locate servers over the Tor network. From the complaint: "In or about May 2014, t…
Since the bigger markets (Evo and Agora) aren't down (as of yet) I think it's probably not a general vulnerability that works for every site. If it did I would assume they would go after the biggest markets too, not the smaller ones who were already mostly dead.
They could have located the servers, but not the administrators because they don't do stupid stuff like connect to their servers directly. Perhaps they're just waiting for the admins to make a mistake. Taking down the servers without arresting anyone just isn't the same.
Re: Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
#36They located Silk Road 2.0's server in an unspecified way, not directly related to their undercover agent on the support staff. Given that two other darknet markets (Black Market and Cloud9) have been shut down today, and they didn't specify how they located the SR2 server, it seems plausible that law enforcement have a vulnerability to locate servers over the Tor network. From the complaint: "In or about May 2014, t…
Since the bigger markets (Evo and Agora) aren't down (as of yet) I think it's probably not a general vulnerability that works for every site. If it did I would assume they would go after the biggest markets too, not the smaller ones who were already mostly dead.
They could even be on the server—knowing where it is doesn't help prosecute those who run it.
Re: Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
#37I won't link to them directly, but his accounts on most social networks are not deactivated, are publicly viewable and all mention bitcoin in the bio. In the wake of DPR 1.0 I find this a bit hubristic.
Most crimes are never solved. The criminal has to practically fall asleep in the getaway car.
Re: Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
#38They located Silk Road 2.0's server in an unspecified way, not directly related to their undercover agent on the support staff. Given that two other darknet markets (Black Market and Cloud9) have been shut down today, and they didn't specify how they located the SR2 server, it seems plausible that law enforcement have a vulnerability to locate servers over the Tor network. From the complaint: "In or about May 2014, t…
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Re: Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
#39"Benthall should have known that those who hide behind the keyboard will ultimately be found." What a weird tone...
The FBI exists to justify itself. An up-front, moralizing tone is reassuring to non-technically literate people who don't realize this is equivalent to tracing all of our most intimate conversations.
Re: Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Shame on the US government for threatening the public with the enforcement of its own laws.
That statement nonspecifically threatens anyone who "hides behind a keyboard". Also, this threat comes without any determination that the law has been broken; there has been no conviction. I have no problem with assurance that the law will be faithfully executed. This isn't that. This is inflicting fear to suppress people you disagree with. If only we had a buzzword for that.
The context of the entire paragraph from which that statement is drawn refers pretty clearly to "hiding behind a keyboard" to commit crimes such as running an online drug bazaar.. of course the government disagrees with and wants to suppress that. I don't believe it's nearly as nonspecific and ominous as you seem to.
The premise of sites like Silk Road is that they exist entirely beyond the reach of the law - and the government is, understandably, refuting this premise.