DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Feds Arrest Alleged ‘Dread Pirate Roberts,’ the Brain Behind the Silk Road Drug Site

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Dissent

Kim Zetter reports:

The FBI has arrested the San Francisco man they say ran Silk Road, the notorious underground digital bazaar that allowed traffickers to anonymously peddle heroin, cocaine and nearly anything else illegal.

Ross William Ulbricht, 29, who allegedly operated the site as “Dread Pirate Roberts,” was charged in the Southern District of New York with narcotics trafficking conspiracy, computer hacking conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. A second complaint out of Maryland charges him with conspiring to commit murder, after he allegedly paid hit men to kill an employee of Silk Road and one of the site’s vendors.

Read more on Wired.  Brian Krebs has additional coverage on KrebsOnSecurity.com.

Category: Hack

Post navigation

← Opening The Flood Gates? California Voters May Create Presumption Of Harm In Privacy Breach Cases
Personal laptop with unencrypted information on UCSF Medical Center patients stolen from employee's car →

1 thought on “Feds Arrest Alleged ‘Dread Pirate Roberts,’ the Brain Behind the Silk Road Drug Site”

  1. IA Eng says:
    October 3, 2013 at 7:56 am

    I’ve read up on some of this, and it appears that the Feds knew about this since the middle of 2011 or before. I am sure they have to mount a case against all of this activity. There are indications that the Feds also had access to the server(s), and I am sure they probably created themselves an account and read everything that was accessible on the server.

    This site was up for enarly 3 full years ? The reports are conflicting. Some say the site was not part of the Tor network, and all data on the site was not encrypted. Some of the sites say the Feds have had a copy of the website for some time, meaning that they have had admin rights to the site to do so.

    I am sure the Feds have a hit list of individuals who have made “purchases” from the website and it would be interesting to know if any VIP’s are on the hitlist.

    Additionally, there is a new book coming out about the ability to track bitcoins back to an owner, and I am sure the author was consulted.

    This is good to see. People aren’t born “crooks”, and they typically leave a personal trail of what they have done in the past that can link them to things in the future. Brian Krebs has a long article about this website, and the now defunct users of that site even tried to frame him by shipping drugs to his residence. A bold but stupid move on the website to try and frame Krebs.

    Now its only a matter of time before many a pusher is lined up at a court house.

Comments are closed.

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • Data breach of patient info ends in firing of Miami hospital employee
  • Texas DOT investigates breach of crash report records, sends notification letters
  • PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty, released on personal recognizance bond
  • Rewards for Justice offers $10M reward for info on RedLine developer or RedLine’s use by foreign governments
  • New evidence links long-running hacking group to Indian government
  • Zaporizhzhia Cyber ​​Police Exposes Hacker Who Caused Millions in Losses to Victims by Mining Cryptocurrency
  • Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches
  • Google: Hackers target Salesforce accounts in data extortion attacks
  • The US Grid Attack Looming on the Horizon
  • US govt login portal could be one cyberattack away from collapse, say auditors

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • California county accused of using drones to spy on residents
  • How the FBI Sought a Warrant to Search Instagram of Columbia Student Protesters
  • Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches
  • Malaysia enacts data sharing rules for public sector
  • U.S. Enacts Take It Down Act
  • 23andMe Bankruptcy Judge Ponders Trump Bill’s Injunction Impact
  • Hell No: The ODNI Wants to Make it Easier for the Government to Buy Your Data Without Warrant

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.