Theory about Defcon (Blake Benthall) and his "earned" freedom.

His jail statut shows he was released, he basically served next to no time in prison. However, his second in command was held during the entire proceedings and was sentenced to 7 years a few weeks ago.

In the first hour of interrogation, Blakey admitted to running SR 2.0

However, he was released swiftly and even asked his girlfriend to become his fiancee, to which she has accepted. Who the fuck fiances a guy who's most likely to get life in prison beside crazy bitches? (maybe she's after his money? But thats another story)

Now, lets take a look at the chances of Blakey surviving a few decades in a US prison, when convicted;

I'm a Kingpin! Fear me.

Fancy glasses and Tor should keep me anonymous.

Be Afraid, I have a Weapon now.

Face I made when introduced to Bubba

do you imagine someone like that surviving 30+ years in an american shithole? He will most likely be claimed by Bubba and sold into 20-hours shifts of homo sex slavery the very first day he step foot in a US penitenciary.

There is only one logical conclusion

Blakey has turned SNITCH and probably works with the DEA in the same way that Anonymous hacker Hector Monsegur did when he was busted by the FBI. To those unfamiliar with Anonymous' history, Hector Monsegur was released and then worked on behalf of the US governement, gaving orders to other hackers to hack offshore countries websites over bogus activist reasons, when the real orders actually came from the FBI.

Blakey is MOST LIKELY builting honeypot markets for the FBI, and a MASSIVE bust-wave is expected, one like never before, where all users of a specific market would be busted.

Considering Alphabay was already up when Blakey was arrested, we can consider it safe. But be careful when using any other markets, as it may be a Blakey-orchestred honeypot.

Source: My brain on cocaine.


Comments


[69 Points] harbor_3:

Just make sure you say SWIM and you'll be just fine.


[21 Points] firehawkraver:

He probably gave info to LE and caught big dealers overseas, but he definitely worked with le, i do believe some market will end up being a honey pot soon


[8 Points] TSpriteGuy:

I really like this recent AK


[7 Points] darkode:

It would not surprise me if Benthall struck a deal. In regards to 'honeypot markets,' I doubt it. All sensitive information is end to end encrypted and all you have to do is disable JavaScript and you are protected from the majority of exploits. A more likely scenario is mass deanonymization attacks using a flaw in the Tor protocol, although if such a flaw was discovered I think it would more likely be used for espionage, spying on other countries etc. A mass deanonymization attack would probably only reveal who visited a marketplace which is not proof of buying something illegal and I don''t think it would stand up in court, it's probably enough to put you on a list but I suspect most of us already are anyway :)


[3 Points] None:

Great source.


[4 Points] None:

writing rants high on stimulants and everything aside, tbh, it is always better to err on the side of caution. Like zoz said, You dont fuck it up.

You dont fuck your OPSEC up for anyone, may it be a bitch, a friend, anyone.


[4 Points] Udaypbuh:

Going to prison doesn't mean your automatically gonna get raped. Lay off the stimulants dude.


[3 Points] MollieIsYourFriend:

Does this all just sound like an elaborate cocaine fueled homo erotic fantasy or is that just the Bubba in me?


[2 Points] elfer90:

been a while since i've heard Monsegur aka Sabu.. anyone know if his irc nick still hangs in anonyops irc channels? also good point about AB being safe.. with all the new markets popping up...


[2 Points] weedandsyrup:

He'd be paying protection to 3 different gangs like a lil bitch


[2 Points] OpOnymousSurvivor:

the day after SR2 went down, a former ISP gave the American feds my info and they wanted a word with me regarding extensive tor use, like I was a part of the admin group of SR2.. but when it came down to it, all they had were my timestamps using TOR and the times I was browsing SR2 - hence the username - and very nearly got me, but they wanted me to admit to something I had no clue about and they realized that quickly. at the time DNMs were so new to feds and they didn't know shit ,but those days are over with

never talked to DPR2 once in my life, but the dude had to have given up everything. the way the feds talked, even days after taking down SR2, they sounded like they knew way more than they should have, and now we know why... I'm not going to get into explicit details of convo w/ feds but they were HUNTING down anyone who visited certain sections of SR2 (admin page) - they told me I was visiting a portion of SR2 that was accessible to admins only, when I only had a buyer acct (impossible). tried to get me to admit to crimes, failed. I was vending on another DNM (which they were unaware of) during this timeframe, and other than cease my vending career, I'm still here and have not heard from feds since that day... ill never import anything again. I can handle local LE and narcs, but the feds are spooky

lesson learned: trust no one and ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS use VPNs w/ TOR, shit use a VPN 24/7/365 and if you are an American vendor, have a damn good lawyer on retainer and get used to being lonely


[1 Points] throwahooawayyfoe:

If this was coming from anybody other than AK, I would be screaming shill at the top of my lungs just for that last added little bit about AB being the only safe market.


[1 Points] Clix828:

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What is this?


[-1 Points] None:

Can you make this post a little less FUD-ish please?


[-4 Points] None:

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