Silk Road did not use credit cards, instead relying on “Bitcoins,” an untraceable digital currency that is available through online currency exchange services. Investigators found the man who created Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, 29, who used his personal e-mail account in early efforts to promote the website. The FBI says that their suspect made mistakes in operational security, and was found through actual detective work.” So far, nothing about this case makes us think that there are new ways to compromise Tor (the software or the network). Tor said in a statement, “We’ve been watching carefully to try to learn if there are any flaws with Tor that we need to correct. The FBI identified Silk Road’s owner, and located its servers, but it appears the agency did not compromise the basic infrastructure that allowed the site to operate.
Both sites use encryption software such as Tor, which shields computers’ IP addresses, allowing people to make purchases anonymously. Two sites, Black Market Reloaded and The Sheep Marketplace, offer everything from marijuana to Ecstasy to firearms, the article notes. Other illegal websites remain in business, after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) earlier this week shut down Silk Road, an online marketplace that sold illegal drugs including heroin, cocaine, opioid pills, Ecstasy and LSD.Ĭompetition for online sales of illegal drugs seems to be thriving, according to.
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