securitybreach Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Yesterday's takeover of Silk Road 2.0 was just the tip of the iceberg apparently, as the FBI and European law enforcement organizations have announced a "global action" against similar darknet marketplaces. "Operation Onymous" resulted in 17 arrests total, the removal of 410 hidden services that allegedly offered illegal drugs and weapons for sale, as well as the seizure of more than $1 million Bitcoins in, $250,000 in cash and drugs. Troels Oerting of the European Cybercrime Center told Wired that his staff hadn't had time to assemble a full list of takedowns, but it includes Cloud 9, Hydra, Pandora, Cannabis Road and more.The Telegraph reports six Britons accused of helping run Silk Road 2.0 are among those arrested, while the BBC has word of two arrested in Ireland. Like both iterations of Silk Road, the sites were using Tor to anonymize access, but were still exposed. Details of how the service was pierced have not been revealed (we have an idea), but The Wall Street Journal quotes Eurojust spokesman Ulf Bergstrom saying "You're not anonymous anymore when you're using Tor." A Reddit thread charting the darknet takedowns also points out how the FBI was able to identify Blake Benthall, the alleged operator of SR 2.0. According to the complaint (PDF) they located and imaged the server that hosted the site, and while that occurred a support request came in asking the hosts not to reboot the machine. Then the FBI obtained logs from Gmail that tied it to Benthall's IP addresses, as well as a network at a hotel where he was staying. Until the takedown , running the enterprise had its benefits, allowing Benthall to cash out about $273,626 in Bitcoins, and make a down payment on a Tesla Model S.... http://www.engadget....d=rss_truncated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Thanks for sharing it, Josh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Not necessarily... read on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Dark Net hackers steal seized site back from the FBI There's a tug of war at play on the Dark Net. Last week, American and European law enforcement triumphantly took control of 27 Dark Net websites in the highly publicized Operation Onymous, a campaign against a wide variety of Tor hidden services and their operators, including so-called Silk Road 2.0 and its alleged boss, 26-year-old Blake Benthall. Now, the new owners of one seized hidden website have taken their website back from police. The re-seized hidden service, Doxbin, is fully operational as of 1pm ET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Ah, yes, cat and mouse at it again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 ha - now that's amusing! Indeed!! I thought it was freaking hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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