Darknet Demystified - E003 - Bad Darknet Vendor OpSec Case Study: TrustedTraphouse

Darknet Demystified

In today's podcast of Darknet Demystified, we will discuss the various Operational Security fails, and information security fails that a Darknet vendor and his two accomplices made, leading to their identification and arrest. Throughout the podcast, we will also discuss in depth various topics of why what they did was wrong and what they should have done instead. We will discuss topics such as Darknet vendors attempting to extort their clients and how that will always backfire on them. We will be talking about controlled deliveries, how they work, and how you can defeat them. in addition, we will also be discussing by having multiple identities as a Darknet vendor on the Darknet is completely useless if you mirror these accounts with the same information. We will also discuss how the feds Outsource much of the time their investigation to third-party companies who do things like blockchain analysis for them. In addition to all the above will also be discussing how there were third parties involved that were currently incarcerated in federal prison and how the defendants lacking any security whatsoever, had discussions with these individuals knowing that the phone calls were recorded and still disseminated a ton of incriminating evidence because they thought their 10th-grade code would be enough to prevent the feds from being able to link them to a Darknet vendor account.

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The Darknet Demystified podcast discusses a ton of different topics. Welcome to Darknet Demystified, a podcast hosted by Sam Bent, an ex-darknet vendor and market admin, author, paralegal, DefCon speaker, nerd, pirate, and agorist. With over a decade of experience in the Darknet under various aliases such as DoingFedTime, 12189082 (BOP ID), 2happytimes2, Killab, and many others, Sam brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to the world of hacking, cybersecurity, exploits, and the Darknet subculture. In this podcast, Sam will delve into the latest developments and trends in the Darknet and provide expert analysis on the current state of the dark web and its evolution.

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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. The defendants in the case (00:00:43)

3. Darknet vendors and PII (00:04:58)

4. The main reason why Darknet vendors should not save information (00:10:00)

5. Repercussions for a Darknet Buyer (00:14:26)

6. Controlled Deliveries (00:18:00)

7. Law Enforcement - not your BFF (00:18:24)

8. United States Attorneys Tricks (00:21:12)

9. Crypto Exchanges (00:24:43)

10. Talking about the "clothing" business on recorded federal prison phone lines (00:28:04)

11. Christopher Fleet (00:31:33)

12. Using a 10th grader encoding in conversations (00:32:11)

13. What's Next for Rick (00:35:10)

14. Conclusion (00:39:34)