WARNING: TorBook

The owner and sole Administrator of TorBook (Facebook-style Tor Social Network), "Flole", has been arrested. The TorBook server has been imaged today and a lot appears to still be happening server side, resulting in lots of database connection errors being spat out from it.

A 17 year old from Belgium was arrested on Sunday (16th Nov), I couldn't get a full translation but it was linked to the DarkNet, this was pulled down a few hours ago from the news site I saw it on and Flole hasn't been online since Saturday (He's usually VERY active every day, without fail). I assume he is 17, because if I remember correctly in his interview with Deepdot regarding "FloMarket", a while back when it got hacked, he admitted to being only 15 at the time. He is also not natively an English speaker, I picked up on this from his grammar as we have been in contact recently regarding my efforts to get him to shut down the site, since it is a complete and utter no-go as far as OpSec is concerned, since JS is required for the site to function correctly. The site also seemed to not be moderated by himself whatsoever, leaving CP to be publicly posted there regular, which I cannot tolerate at all, so I will be happy to see the site go, just letting anyone who STUPIDLY already uses the network actively, don't go back. I'm assuming LE have control over the server right now and it will be seized shortly after they try and profile anyone involved with the sharing of CP and related content of that nature, or even any illicit material that catches their interest I suppose.

This is not FUD. KEEP AWAY.

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UPDATE: The site has suddenly been set to "Offline Mode" for apparent maintenance, not sure what's going on whether this is an automatic admin inactivity feature OR LE are making adjustments themselves and attempting to hide this, trying to find another source of the arrest, but the two French news sites I saw it on have removed the posts completely, found a dead link to it but that's it.

https://anonfiles.com/file/549d4be5a602f538ed530ef7511569d7


Comments


[14 Points] None:

Facebook style Tor social network who the hell thought that made any sense to begin with? Oh yeah a 17 year old never mind...


[10 Points] throwaway:

What is he being charged for? Is it a crime to put up a site which other people use for illegal activity?

Any idea how the TorBook server was identified?


[3 Points] gwern:

Wait, so the Flomarket kid came back and started another website? I hope no one was using that thing.


[4 Points] TeslaBenzo:

use no social media, remove battery from smart phone when not in use. put electrical tape over all webcams... Kinect etc... They are watching. waiting, coming for you....


[3 Points] gwern:

If this is true, Flole may have set a record: first black-market operator to be arrested after his market shutdown. (Every other operator arrest was before or simultaneous with shutdown.)


[1 Points] presari0:

Torbook is such a bad idea, cant feel too bad for that kid.


[1 Points] sapiophile:

/r/onions


[1 Points] deepdot:

Yap Flole was the Flomarket admin and he was 15. Is there a link to the news source about him being arrested...?


[1 Points] whyushit:

A 17 year old from Belgium was arrested on Sunday (16th Nov), I couldn't get a full translation but it was linked to the DarkNet

Um.... Link?!


[1 Points] GrandWizardsLair:

The Grand Wizard visited TorBook once, realized that Flole of Flomarket was the admin and that the site was full of CP, and closed that tab. It's a shame that a young man with obvious computer aptitude has found himself in trouble. But fortunately he's in Europe where, as a juvenile, he's likely to get a second stern talking-to and a slap on the wrist. Had he been an American prosecutors would be chomping at the bit to try him as an adult and he'd likely wind up on a sex offender registry for the rest of his life.