https://www.deepdotweb.com/2017/10/15/traderoutesecurityleak/
edit to include link to drama posted by /u/moretormoreproblems https://www.reddit.com/r/TradeRoute/comments/76704w/dear_traderoute_its_pk_aka_billyisonthenet1/?st=j8t2tgf7&sh=fffdda26
Weeks before the darknet market DDoS attacks began, TradeRoute Market arranged weekly payments with an infamous darknet marketplace phisher known as "Phishkingz." In a conversation with DeepDotWeb about two days before Traderoute went down, Phishkingz revealed that he had found a way to access code from the marketplace's admin backend. Shortly after Phishkingz revealed his findings, TradeRoute exit scammed.
PK's proxy--one of his phishing sites that, like any phishing site, looked almost identical to the real thing--granted access to TradeRoute's "whole database." The time between the discovery and disclosure is unknown. But, at some point following PK's discovery, he used Dirbuster to scan TradeRoute directories and filenames. He then "channeled them through a transparent proxy." And then building the database was fairly straightforward. TradeRoute handed PK $2,000 per week for the disclosure. PK sent DeepDotWeb copies of the scripts and clone sites for verification.
Wow that's just insane. It's definitely over.... Shows TR's complete and utter retardation.
/u/samculperTR you piece of shit liar hope PK finds you out too. Taunting someone who is basically holding your market hostage? Fuck head.