All TT members are banned from TMG for being MIA with Trust himself being MIA the longest. TMG admins are suggesting anyone who has dealt with any TT members to clean house for time being. http://p6afzcaghpulzr5r.onion/index.php?topic=13632.0
It is not yet proven they are compromised but for TMG to ban them something definitely isn't right. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best y'all, stay safe.
EDIT:
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Dear TMG community,
Trust has not only been around, but he has been away from the TT business working on a project for the TT mission. That project is set to premiere this coming week or the week following.
P.S. Trust In Us does not share his original key because of the nature of his position within TT. To do so would be a major security threat to TT members so he keeps this sacred
Cheers, Alpha -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
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Dear community,
After careful deliberation and consideration of all the information we currently have, we've regretfully decided to issue a public warning to those of you who may have done any business with members of Team Trust.
Trust has been MIA since August 12, 2017 and hasn't been in contact since. He hasn't responded to any messages either via the TMG PM system, his personal email address or been seen on any of the IRC channels he's been known to frequent. In fact, the TIU account on TMG hasn't been accessed since August 12, the last time anyone heard from Trust himself.
TMG staff last made contact with a senior member of TT back on October 10. After approximately 2 weeks of prior communication culminating on October 10, we were told that Trust had finally returned and we asked them to have Trust contact us immediately as this was an urgent, pressing matter which needed to be resolved. However, since October 10, we still haven't heard from Trust or the member of TT in question.
We have additional information (which for now will remain in-house) which seems to corroborate our initial thoughts on this matter and has forced our hand to issue this public warning. We do this with a heavy heart but our immediate concerns are for the safety of the community who may have engaged in business with members of TT. That's our top priority right now. I've detailed below our thought process on this matter so you can understand where we're coming from.
We have to assume the worst. We simply cannot afford the luxury of assuming this is a case of happenstance (i.e accident/injury) coupled with a lack of a disaster/business continuity plan. I would argue that our freedom, even the continued existence of this community, is at stake.
Based on the above, priority should be given to ensuring both our safety, and that of the community.
There has been some suggestion of contacting Trust -- let me play Devil's Advocate, and ask: to what end?
What, precisely, will constitute sufficient proof that TIU is not compromised? How does he potentially prove that he is not? (It is impossible to prove a negative, and we will very likely never come into possession of evidence that TIU is compromised, so again we have to ask: to what end are we going to engage in a dialogue with him/them?
We would further argue that to engage in dialogue would be of little utility, unless there were procedures already in place, e.g. something that only the two parties in question would know (a shared secret, if you will.)
If TIU had a disaster / business continuity plan already in place, why hasn't it been put into action?
In essence, what TIU is running is a sole proprietorship. These types of businesses are notorious for NOT having disaster/business continuity plans -- this is true of everyday run-of-the-mill operations, not to mention clandestine ones. Also, contacting TIU is going to be difficult, unless someone has a still-valid PGP key for him.
For the reasons mentioned above, we've collectively decided to ban all members of TT. They cannot login or post or read their messages. This decision was not made lightly but we have to consider the safety of the community and the potential implications of saying nothing at all.
Trust was a true asset to TMG and a very kind and well respected long term darknet vendor. It's a very sad day for the darknet and having to issue this public warning is truly devastating. :(
In light of what we know, it would be wise for anyone who has had dealings with any members of the TT network to immediately clean house. This is potentially a John_ level event of epic proportions considering the size of TT.
We'll keep you informed should anything change.
TMG Spokesperson. :(