Cannabis Road shuts down...claims to have been robbed

Fuck...looks like another market goes down :-(

http://cannabiskofvl7pa.onion/maintenance

Statement from Crypto:

"-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512

Greetings Cannabis Road users. I am devastated to announce that we have officially been robbed of around $100,000 USD.

Shortly after 10:15 AM UTC, I logged on to check on some things to notice that the balance of our wallet was near zero. At first I thought it was a mistake, until I double checked, and triple checked, only to find out, we had in fact been robbed not 15 minutes earlier!

All coins were sent to this address.

http://blockchain.info/address/1CatnMd3jsEKhwhSLUf8V862im8gBp3NDF

At this point, I still have no idea how the coins were stolen, or who was involved. I am not, and will not, blame transaction malleability.

Once I find out how the coins were stolen, I am going to share as much information as possible to prevent this from happening to other markets.

I don't know if Cannabis Road will continue to exist or not at this point, because there may be no reasonable way for us to recover from this. But now I know how Defcon felt, because I know a substantial number of you will be pointing the finger at myself, Crypto.

I am deeply sorry that I have failed you as a developer and a leader, and if I can figure out how this happened, maybe you will find it in your hearts to move past this and help us bring Cannabis Road back to life once again.

If not, it has been an honor serving you all.

Best regards,

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Comments


[96 Points] DebbiesDelites:

Pardon my French, but that sucks my ass. I JUST joined them three weeks ago and have so many orders in escrow.

Gaaaah!! For those who ordered over the weekend, I will still honor all sales. The labels were printed and will ship out today. Expect delivery Wed-Thurs. Contact me through evolution with any questions.


[50 Points] SunnySouthAfrica:

In regards to the unfortunate shutdown of CR. SunnySouthAfrica will proceed as follows: Although SSA will be running at a loss and has lost a large escrow amount, it has been decided to ship ALL orders (bulk and regular) placed before 8am (gmt +2) this morning. Sadly we do not have record of more recent orders and thus will not be able to fill them. All customers wishing to contact us can do so through Silkroad, Agora, Evolution or Bluesky.

Regards Sunny


[43 Points] None:

Fuck this. In my opinion they couldn't have picked a market that deserved it the least


[19 Points] None:

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[12 Points] 13tom13:

hopefully there will be another cannabis only market at some point but for now we will have to use other markets i suppose. Its a shame the support was very quick and helpful didnt seem like scammers. It was nice to have a place where pretty much all the cannabis vendors were.


[9 Points] ad88bd0e65ae1a316233:

So nobody used multi-sig?


[6 Points] btcismooning:

no explanation needed. bunch of fucking crooks


[8 Points] getthefuckoutb:

This fucking sucks for real though hope it gets brought back up cuz yall didn't deserve this shit b.


[4 Points] redhandedhandler:

I'd like to be shocked, but I can't say I am.

It could also be that CR is insolvent, and these are last ditch efforts to stay afloat.

...only my personal experience/opinions regarding CR. And personally, I see a lot of red flags. Everyone else is more than welcome to reach there own conclusions.


[5 Points] forlurkingpurposes:

GOD DAMN IT


[6 Points] None:

So if my coins were in Escrow, they're now gone? Jesus fucking Christ


[4 Points] buddy_dwyer:

This sucks a whole lot. CR was my new go-to market and I felt safe using it because I felt it wouldn't get much heat due to the cannabis-only aspect.

I had placed an order with SeattlesBestCannabis, received it, and I was just now getting on CR to release his funds.... fuck.

SBC if you see this, PM me because I want to get you at least half of what you lost.


[4 Points] LadyHawke_CR:

Hello Everyone,

It is sickening to experience any theft and I am devastated for those that have had BTC stolen from Cannabis Road :(

This is of course heartbreaking for Admin and Crypto has again shown how much he cares for the darknet community by taking the site off-line immediately and advising users via posted message and on the forum to minimze any additional damage to users.

Please allow CR Admin and Support time to regroup and decide how we will proceed from here.

Thank you all for your support and don't count Cannabis Road out of the fight just yet :)


LadyHawke. CR Moderator/Support * forumzxmoorof4ja.onion


[2 Points] UKediblez:

Fuuuuuuck. Was looking forward to returning and vending, looks like it's back to TMP and cloud9 for me. Back in 30 days-ish.

And to the admins: please let us vendors back on to archive our pics/descriptions please. Paid to get my pics done so would be a bit annoyed if I lost them.


[4 Points] TBC_:

Hello everyone, TheBestCannabis here.

I have woken up to some terrible news today. It seems Cannabis Road has been hacked/robbed of all escrow funds.

This is something that has happened MANY TIMES in the past, and this is why I really strongly encourage all my customers to FE.

Not because I need the funds up front, not because it's safer for me, but because it safer for everyone!!!

Here is something I wrote on my official thread on Cannabis Road just about two weeks ago:

What does FE mean? Why are FE listings cheaper?

FE (finalizing early, or paying up front) and scammers go hand in hand and you should rightfully be wary of anything FE-related. However, >you should be wary of handing anyone your money for nothing in return, and any third party is a potential risk, including seemingly >reputable escrow services.

I offer a lower price on FE listings because from my perspective it hugely minimizes risk for everyone involved. If a market were to be seized >by authorities, hacked, etc., all funds in the escrow could be lost.This is bad news for buyers and vendors alike, and no one who has been >through this experience on a market wants to repeat it.

I don't want to scam anyone, I want to develop a lasting identity on the marketplaces. If I get bitcoin and an address from you, I will get you >bud - period. I think of myself as a person of character and integrity and only try to associate with like individuals in all my endeavors. "

So as I said then, I will do now. There are a few customers I have down on my To-Ship list and will be receiving your packages at the end of the week, regardless of cost to me.

Unfortunately I know there are also several of you whose information I did not take down in time. If you ordered on Sunday I likely do not know about your order.

If you have placed an order with me recently please contact me with as much information as you have/can remember and I will do my best to help. If you placed an (FE) order recently, you should be fine, but please contact me to be certain.

Please understand that if you purchased an (Escrow) order and chose to trust the market with your funds more than me, your bitcoin is lost, and unfortunately I cannot afford to reimburse you out of my pocket. There is a possibility of partial shipments going out to those escrow orders affected, and I wish I could do more. I have already lost a very significant amount of money myself today, from all the orders I have sent out but will not receive the funds from.

Hopefully Cannabis Road will do the right thing and pay everyone back (or at least implement a plan to).

The darknet will survive.

Customers can still message me and conduct business on one of the other markets I am active on, primarily Agora:

http://agorahooawayyfoe.onion/vendor/TheBestCannabis#

Also Onion Shop (FE only):

http://onionshopkue7sxr.onion/thebestcannabis

Stay strong Cannabis friends, we had (HAVE!) a great community.


[5 Points] None:

fuck


[1 Points] None:

what.the.fuck


[2 Points] PleaseMePleaseYou:

Fuck. My. Life.


[3 Points] anonish9:

Never put all your eggs in one basket


[3 Points] lurker-emerging:

Damnit to hell. Now where am I gonna find ECC, Jackblue, Angeleyes, and Cannatreats. CR was really the place to go. This really blows for everyone who was using it. These part time vendor, boutique growers are the best.

I just caught on to darknetmarkets as Silkroad was getting shut down. Now I'm starting to feel everyone elses pain when there go to gets shut down. CR was just so damn friendly and different from the other markets.


[3 Points] obsidianchao:

Another one bites the dust...


[3 Points] tzzht:

Huge disappointment. To anyone who placed orders with us that were still in escrow - we are dreadfully sorry about the lost BTC. If you are a former CR user still interested in our THC eliquid, please message us on Agora or Evolution and we'll throw in a sample of one of our new stealth liquids in with your order.

It may seem intimidating to some, but we plan on moving towards FE/Multisig transactions only. This is the only way that everyone can be protected from the immoral scumbag thieves out there.


[3 Points] None:

Why can't they stay open, increase commissions, and return the money back to its users like Silk Road had done when they were hacked?

Is darknetmarkets and its moderators still toxic towards Silk Road? Is it still a "long con"? Lol.

All these other no-name markets will suffer the same fate. Either intentional or accidental.


[3 Points] None:

CR vendor CGC CaliforniaGreenCross honored my order even though he lost the money for it. Great vendor, so thankful. Can find him on Agora if you search the name. 5/5!


[2 Points] durgsrbad:

Well, fuck.


[2 Points] None:

Dammit man i had an order in processing yesterday with cannatreats... my first order with him this blows


[2 Points] None:

I don't smoke weed, never been on CR at all but this sucks. For those of you who use CR, how much do you believe it was a hack? On a scale of 0 to defcon, what's the bullshit level here?


[2 Points] Big_Daddy_Trucknutz:

Motherfucker. I just made 2 orders Saturday that were in escrow...


[2 Points] None:

Well shit. At least my order was already shipped but damn that's terrible.


[2 Points] None:

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[2 Points] phattsao:

Tried to sign up the other day and it wouldn't let me log in. Guess I got lucky.


[2 Points] sharpshooter789:

This is why markets need to be multi-sig only. Having both options usually results in people using a centralized escrow.

edit: I also hope some of the vendors like ECC and JackBlue migrate somewhere else.


[2 Points] darknetthro:

Anyone got contact info for WeedConnect?


[2 Points] domopost:

good thing we sent out our orders before this happened, and zero stocked everything but yeah it is a shame really

the marketplace that gave us the beginning, and sad to see it end like this. Crypto was a good guy and the community and speed was awesome. Such such shame


[2 Points] None:

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[2 Points] None:

really though this is kind of sad i fucking loved that market and the 15 minute support responses


[2 Points] ShadyHacker:

Well... I need to seriously consider if I should ship our orders to recent customers even though I no longer have the payment.


[2 Points] Trappy_Pandora:

BudCentral can still be found here on Blue Sky market:

http://blueskyplzv4fsti.onion/users/viewUser/budcentrals_shopping_center

and on /r/budcentral


[1 Points] SacredGeometry25:

Fuck man my first purchase was in escrow I knew I should have just FE'd...


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] Vincenzo25:

What a shame. So does anyone have recommendations for the next best cannabis market?

Crazy timing... I was lurking last night and about to make my first purchase today.


[1 Points] redjimdit:

Well, SHIT.


[1 Points] b1gpimp1n:

Hope my order shipped out. :/


[1 Points] IGetDankShit:

:(


[1 Points] collectalldrugs:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


[1 Points] daveythegator:

http://www.dailydot.com/crime/deep-web-drug-market-60000-products/


[1 Points] pinkpanther227:

They stole are money!


[1 Points] 1percentof1:

And another one gone, and another one gone!

Another one bites the dust!


[1 Points] jean_valjean_evo:

God damn it....


[1 Points] hrmbus:

Has anyone else noticed how there has been a LOT of sketchy shit going on at the markets lately...


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] tonyeverready:

Were escrow funds stolen only? In comparison to the mishaps at SR2, Sheep and other markets, $100k is chunk change, unless Crypto is lying. I'm not justifying the heist, and I'm certainly not happy that the most "peaceful," of the markets has been targeted; it's still a blow to the community.

With SR2 I'm 100% certain DPR2/Defcon stole the funds as a freak-out post-SR1 arrests. Maybe he thought they were getting too close and decided to move. I don't know. The CR robbery baffles me. The person had to have access to the CR server in order to transfer funds, yes?


[1 Points] None:

Can you at least pull an sr2 and keep vending going and use a percentage of your income to go to all of us that lost money in escrow? How would thieves even steal the money if it was in escrow?

Atleast defcon had some transaction malleability excuse as BS as that was, whats the excuse here?


[1 Points] darknetsolutions:

ITT: Amazing vendors making up for the customers loss at their own loss


[0 Points] None:

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[0 Points] None:

LOL THE DAY AFTER I XFER MY COINS TO AGORA I KNEW SOME SHIT WAS GONNA HAPPEN


[0 Points] 1percentof1:

OH MY GOD IM FREAKING OUT MAN


[-2 Points] Psycho_Delic:

I'm sorry, but I've been laughing at bitcoin for a while now. Expecting this to happen to lots of people.

Digital currency. Anything digital can be hacked/re-programmed/etc... Same as actual currency. It was only a matter of time, really.


[-7 Points] None:

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