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| − | '''Blake Benthall''' was the creator of [[Silk Road 2.0]], which launched shortly after the closure of [[Silk Road]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Price|first1=Rob|title=The inside story of Blake Benthall, alleged Silk Road 2.0 kingpin|url=http://www.dailydot.com/crime/blake-benthall-silk-road-2-friends-coworkers-christian-bitcoin/|accessdate=14 June 2015|date=11 November 2014}}</ref> | + | '''Blake Benthall''' (also known by his online alias '''Defcon''') was the creator of [[Silk Road 2.0]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/2014/11/alleged-silk-road-2-mastermind-worked-ex-googlers-secret-startup/|title=Alleged Silk Road 2 Mastermind Worked for Ex-Googler's Secret Startup|work=Wired|author=Robert McMillan|date=10 November 2014|accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref> which launched shortly after the closure of [[Silk Road]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/theres-already-a-silk-road-30-2014-11?r=US|title=There's Already A Silk Road 3.0|work=UK Business Insider|author=James Cook|date=7 November 2014|accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Price|first1=Rob|title=The inside story of Blake Benthall, alleged Silk Road 2.0 kingpin|url=http://www.dailydot.com/crime/blake-benthall-silk-road-2-friends-coworkers-christian-bitcoin/|accessdate=14 June 2015|date=11 November 2014}}</ref> In November 2014, he was arrested under [[Wikipedia:Operation Onymous|Operation Onymous]], and Silk Road 2.0 was shut down.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Price|first1=Rob|title=We spoke to the shady opportunist behind Silk Road 3.0|url=http://www.dailydot.com/politics/silk-road-3-blake-benthall/|accessdate=14 June 2015|date=7 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=wired>Greenberg, Andy. [http://www.wired.com/2014/11/operation-onymous-dark-web-arrests/ "'Operation Onymous' Arrests 17, Seizes Hundreds Of Dark Web Domains".] ''Wired''.</ref><ref>Andy Greenberg. [http://www.wired.com/2014/11/dark-web-seizures/ "Not Just Silk Road 2: Feds Seize Two Other Drug Markets and Counting".] ''Wired''.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:58, 29 July 2015
- Not to be confused with Ross Ulbricht, who was also called "Dread Pirate Roberts".
Blake Benthall (also known by his online alias Defcon) was the creator of Silk Road 2.0,[1] which launched shortly after the closure of Silk Road.[2][3] In November 2014, he was arrested under Operation Onymous, and Silk Road 2.0 was shut down.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Robert McMillan (10 November 2014). "Alleged Silk Road 2 Mastermind Worked for Ex-Googler's Secret Startup". Wired. http://www.wired.com/2014/11/alleged-silk-road-2-mastermind-worked-ex-googlers-secret-startup/. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ James Cook (7 November 2014). "There's Already A Silk Road 3.0". UK Business Insider. http://uk.businessinsider.com/theres-already-a-silk-road-30-2014-11?r=US. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ Price, Rob (11 November 2014). "The inside story of Blake Benthall, alleged Silk Road 2.0 kingpin". http://www.dailydot.com/crime/blake-benthall-silk-road-2-friends-coworkers-christian-bitcoin/. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ Price, Rob (7 November 2014). "We spoke to the shady opportunist behind Silk Road 3.0". http://www.dailydot.com/politics/silk-road-3-blake-benthall/. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ Greenberg, Andy. "'Operation Onymous' Arrests 17, Seizes Hundreds Of Dark Web Domains". Wired.
- ↑ Andy Greenberg. "Not Just Silk Road 2: Feds Seize Two Other Drug Markets and Counting". Wired.
