Ross Ulbricht, the convinced founder of the Silk Road dark web community, joined Twitter, posting that he hopes to find a connection to the public.

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht joins Twitter from prison

It's Ulbricht's first communication with the outside world.

On Jul 20, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich

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New filing in Silk Road case alleges yet more federal corruption

The plot thickens.

On Nov 30, 2016 by Monica Riese

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The dark web is way more boring than everyone thinks, study finds

It's not all scary down there.

On Nov 1, 2016 by David Gilmour

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The Coen brothers are reportedly making a movie about Silk Road kingpin Ross Ulbricht

This sounds really promising.

On Oct 15, 2016 by Austin Powell

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The government is selling bitcoins taken from some of the internet’s most notorious criminals

Is this good news for Bitcoin? Yes, this is good news for Bitcoin.

On Aug 8, 2016 by Aaron Sankin

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Silk Road murder-for-hire target is writing a memoir

Dread Pirate Roberts found out about Green's involvement with police and allegedly paid $80,000 to have him killed.

On Jun 21, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Where the FBI’s top cybercrime agents go after quitting the force

Life beyond government can be lucrative.

On May 5, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Former Tor developer created malware for the FBI to hack Tor users

Operation Torpedo netted 19 convictions and counting and at least 25 de-anonymized individuals.

On Apr 27, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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A tree grows in Ross Ulbricht’s prison cell

'It’s a weird feeling to have no control.'

On Mar 27, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Corrupt Silk Road Secret Service agent gets 6 years

Shaun Bridges pled guilty to one count each of money laundering and obstruction of justice.

On Dec 7, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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U.S. arrests key Silk Road advisor Variety Jones in Thailand

Law enforcement says he's 54-year-old Canada native Roger Thomas Clark.

On Dec 5, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Cop charged with stealing $820K from Silk Road is trying to run, prosecutors claim

Shaun Bridges has pleaded guilty to stealing a fortune in bitcoins.

On Oct 20, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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DEA agent in Silk Road trial gets 78 months in prison for extortion

Another government agent, Secret Service officer Shaun Bridges, also faces significant prison time.

On Oct 20, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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How the world’s police are taking on the Dark Net

This is policing on a global scale.

On Sep 22, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Silk Road agent pleads guilty to stealing more than $800,000 in Bitcoin

It's a Deep Web spin on the classic tale of a cop gone corrupt.

On Sep 1, 2015 by Kevin Collier