House of Spirit going on extended break in light of Operation Onymous

This is directly from her/his page on Agora. Sense no one else has posted about it, I figured you guys would like to know.

tl;dr HoS is going on break to be safe. She/he is not in any immediate danger, and definitely plans to be back in a few weeks. Namaste and all that good stuff.

!!!ANNOUNCEMENT!!!- Namaste My dearest Agora family,

I am popping on today to let you know that I will not be opening up again today and I will not be taking any more orders this week. I will finish processing all placed orders normally.

Operation Onymous has cost a lot of good people their freedom. Some of those people were family.

Due to the risk that Agora is next, or at least a target, and the possibility that Operation Onymous may have deanonymized any part of the family's network leaves me with no choice but to take a week or two of down time. Time off requested by the elders I work with.

A week or two is enough time to ensure that any aftermath of this operation is not pointed at the family's domestic arms.

I know this is not what you all wanted to hear this morning, I do. But I plan to be here for at least another full year and to do so I need to be fluid enough to move if needed and must always remain cognizant of the risks I face.

I am not going to disappear on you. I will be in continuing to update orders to packing then shipped, reply to PMs and will make sure all tracking has landed. Once all packs have landed I will then clear everything from Agora.

What will be done during this downtime.

1) A week to two week break allows me to remove ALL order history and PM history from Agora. Everything will be 14 days past finalization at that point. So if Agora is compromised my backlog with them is clear.

2) New lays can be done, sealed and ready to go. More art can be sourced.

3) Stealth can again be rotated and upgraded this way no one knows what type of parcel I am using after the break.

4) Network security can be upgraded.

5) Drops where family crashes when they drive things in can be watched to ensure that they have not been compromised.

I know I just came off a break that was entirely due to health concerns but a break nonetheless and that this timing is less than ideal. But I, alas, have no control over evil far reaching government operations, and when the Rainbow Elders tell you they need you to do something, you do it.

I am also relatively certain that I am at least on their radar as someone they would love to nab, I refuse to give them that chance.

Everyone's parcel will make it on time and I will be present to deal with any irregularities or reships, so please do not fret that I am not going to take care of you, but I have to cease vending at least long enough to let the dust settle and make sure it hasn't landed on me.

I will pop in to let people know things are okay. Please do not PM bomb me asking me not to take this time. The Elders I get my crystal from have spoken. Please do not PM bomb me asking me if this means your order is not going to pack and ship, as I have made it clear that it will.

And finally please do not assume I will not be back, I assure you I will, and I will be in and out enough to chat with you all during this time.

Operational Security above all and with the busts from Onymous, better safe than sorry and take the down time now.

In light and love,

Urging my darknet family to be extremely safe this Holiday season,

House of Spirit.


Comments


[38 Points] feignrmk:

This is a no brainer. Everyone should be thrilled this is happening. I think we can all agree that even if HoS layed low for a month, it would be worth it if it ensured that operations could continue into the future indefinitely.


[13 Points] SgtFaecesProcessor:

This is very interesting and really intelligent thinking. I have a few criticisms though. The hippy dippy granola shit is a bit annoying, wish they'd just speak normally. And there is some speak of their organisational set up, even if it is vague and could be false. In some ways 1 to 3 weeks does seem a little short. If you've got a big vendor like HoS in your sights you'll probably ride out that period of inactivity.

On the positive side though, the main aim of this break seems to beef up security and get their minds straight without having to deal with the order workload. As it says, they're clearing all recent chatlogs. Sure, once they start up again there will be new chatlogs to look at so there is that risk. On the other hand, it gets rid of any information which might connect them to their pre-onymous operations. Which is good. Smart thinking. New lays and art means they're well stocked and can ship stuff out with no delay when they reopen and inevitably get bombarded with orders they'd been waiting to do. Shows they're anticipating demand. Something every big corporation does. Think Sony, Amazon. They're not the best examples but gives you an idea. Sony has underestimated demand and Amazon overestimated. They're bulking up physical OPSEC with the stealth, something which is widely believed these days to be the weak point of many operations and considering onymous is a very smart decision. Netsec is fairly obvious, if vague. More physical OPSEC with the drops.

Seems less like they're waiting for any attention on them to drop but rather that they want to fix any holes in their security, halt any investigations in their tracks and make it harder for LE to build a case.

I almost feel like we could do with someone like HoS to run a DNM. They seem very smart and wouldn't get caught doing stupid things like defcon.


[12 Points] Oktomom:

Take care of yourself...that´s the most important these days.


[6 Points] Hellokittycustomer:

I love you hos, stay safe and ill see you soon hopefully :) thankyou for the security break!


[6 Points] shady_varchar:

Holy shit! I cannot believe what I just read. When she comes back, I'm soooo getting some from her.


[3 Points] drpnit:

Never tried HoS, but those prices . . .damn. However, I think this is a smart move on her part.


[2 Points] misterchef1245:

Patience is truly a virtue, I learned the hard way a long time ago, and still continue to not take this into account.


[1 Points] averno1510:

Sadface


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] ihavebigtanks:

I agree with this, but I take issue with the logic behind her #1.

If agora was compromised, wiping your order status and messages would be useless. Theyre not gonna let drug dealers have that much control over something they themselves ultimately control. If any market is compromised, you can be sure that any messages you "delete" are instead permanently archived. Feds arent that dumb.

And of course HoS is on their radar. Shes the biggest name in LSD on these markets, probably bigger than BV. Definitely bigger than Tessellated was at his peak during the SR1 days. By far the most important thing she can do is switch up her packaging, and dramatically. Everytime its essentially identical. Not only does she need to switch it up right now, she needs to keep switching it up.

Although I like her product way more, she could take a page out of BV or Tessellateds book when it comes to stealth.


[-6 Points] TehrowAvey:

I think if House wanted the entire status message posted on the clearnet, it would have been posted on the clearnet by House. Seems that this raises her profile precisely as she is trying to lower it.


[-10 Points] None:

HOS is a honey pot.


[-10 Points] twigburst:

tmi, just say you are taking a break and leave it at that.


[-15 Points] DrQuarters_:

That cocksucker. I was trying to buy a sheet yesterday