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Hotyou know what the Silk Road is then you’re either someone who has a predilection for purchasing drugs online and engaging in other criminal activity, or you’re someone who follows the latest computer security news with a keen interest.
Hopefully it’s the latter. But whichever camp you fall into, you might be fascinated to hear about the latest development.
Silk Road, of course, is the underground marketplace that the FBI busted in October last year. The site, hidden from casual visitors on the dark web accessible only via tools like Tor, allowed its members to buy and sell hard drugs, fireams and computer hacking tools.
When the FBI shut it down it was a huge coup for the authorities, as Silk Road is thought to have generated a staggering $1.2 billion in online sales during its three years of existence.
HotforSecurity/ full read here/ http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/us-government-to-auction-18-million-of-the-silk-roads-bitcoins-9253.html
