HOW DO VENDORS GET CAUGHT?

I've been buying medication from the darknet for years now and have often pondered if security is so good is it virtually risk free? I've seen some vendors have been caught and it seems the weakest link is postage.....they can trace to where they posted then set up surveillance?


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[40 Points] None:

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[9 Points] Rolling_Stonedd:

BY BEING STUPID


[8 Points] StillNotLovingLE:

BY USING CAPSLOCK

But srsly, it's the same as for customers. Most people get busted because they talk to much or because they get snitched on.


[3 Points] None:

This provides a pretty straightforward account of how they busted Sr1 vendor NOD:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/how-the-feds-busted-a-top-silk-road-seller/


[2 Points] None:

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[1 Points] Ollieox_uk:

Well......lots of in depth knowledgeable replies there then, thank you so much :-)


[1 Points] None:

Poor OpSec. 9/10 it'll be some random oversight.


[1 Points] gwern:

http://www.gwern.net/Black-market%20arrests