"It's kind of like money laundering," said Smith. Savvy criminals run their bitcoin through a "fogger" to anonymize their bitcoin so it cannot be traced back to an individual wallet. The cryptocurrency has largely replaced other payment methods - stolen credit cards, wire transfers and PayPal - as the preferred method of payment. Assisting in all this grim commerce is bitcoin, which has made it easier than ever for anyone to do businesses anonymously. A Silk Road 3.0 is reportedly now in operation.Ī vast array of illegal products and services - from hit men to hackers - can be found almost in plain sight.
The operator of copycat website The Silk Road 2.0 was also arrested and charged. The site was used by more than 100,000 to buy and sell hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs, goods and services. In February 2015, Ross Ulbricht - the owner and operator of the Silk Road website - was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. The FBI maintains a list of " Cyber's Most Wanted" criminals, and authorities have had some success prosecuting illegal darknet activity.
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