So you think you know Silk Road? Day 2 of Trivia Quiz
September 29, 2023
Today is Day 2 of my Silk Road Trivia Quiz as we count down to the tenth anniversary of the shutdown of Silk Road. Very
Eileen Ormsby
Think you know Silk Road?
September 28, 2023
Next week is the tenth anniversary of the shutdown of Silk Road and the arrest of its founder, Ross Ulbricht (currently serving life without the
What OzFreelancer* did next
October 6, 2016
A couple of people have asked me about the book I mentioned in my last post. I recently threw in my nice, steady, well-paying but ultimately creatively unfulfilling
The Little Texas Hit that Wasn’t
May 16, 2016
The hack of dark web “murder-for-hire” outfit Besa Mafia, which I wrote about a couple of days ago. has provided a treasure trove of
If you found it by browsing, it’s probably not dark web
August 1, 2015
Fun fact: the proper technical term for dark web sites is hidden services. It’s easy to forget what this implies, but as I’ve been researching
The road’s closed to these drugs
October 8, 2013
Hey, if the person who emailed me an encrypted message headed “Scoop” and said they wouldn’t be going back to that email addy could re-send
When drug dealers get all warm and fuzzy
October 1, 2013
Some Silk Road drug dealers are promising to donate a percentage of this week’s sales to charity Black markets are supposed to be dangerous places.
Silk Road Wiki Wars
September 12, 2013
Should Wikipedia draw a line at including links to illegal marketplaces or websites hosting objectionable content? And does it have a duty to prevent its
(Info)war declared
July 5, 2013
Silk Road users have been shocked twice in the past two days when a forum member released names, addresses and order details of dozens of
Silk Road responds to competition with improvements of its own
July 3, 2013
Atlantis Marketplace has undertaken aggressive marketing of its site over the past few months, touting superior features to those offered by Silk Road. Its aim
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