[PSA/Article] This Week on DarkNetMarkets - 2nd Edition

Welcome to the 2nd edition of "This Week on DarkNetMarkets". I'm still working on the best ways to curate the material, so bear with me during this learning phase. I hope I caught the more interesting threads and stories and didn't miss anything too big.


Evo - Should it be on the wall of shame? The Response

Since I included the various posts and discussions regarding Evo and the various complaints on the marketplace, I figured it was only fair to include the response /user/NSWGreat, a staff member from Evo.

https://reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vbin2/communitydiscussion_fear_uncertainty_and_doubt/

Man Gets a Controlled Delivery

We also saw a post from someone who was on the receiving end of a controlled delivery. There were obviously questions on the validity of this but the OP did provide a picture of the search warrant. As always, take anything you see on the forums with a grain of salt, as we also saw this week, people can have way too much on time on their hands and fabricate stories. I'm not doubting the OP of these posts, but felt it prudent to add the disclaimer and you can make up your own mind. Essentially, the guy ordered some wax from Counseler, supposedly the stealth was so bad it was intercepted. LE showed up with a warrant in hand. This wasn't the traditional CD so to speak as LE did not attempt to really deliver the pack. They had the pack opened up, presented a warrant and searched the man's home. They found some illegal things and he was arrested. OP provided pics of the search warrant and he seemed genuine. The OP even had additional packs in the mail that he ended up receiving! Anyway, decide for yourselves!

Here is the original thread:

https://reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2v6fo3/do_not_order_from_counseler/

An update provided by the OP

https://reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vc252/update/

Malware - Always Be Wary

There were a few instances of malware spreading amongst vendors. Several vendors complained of receiving a message claiming to be a dox - basically claiming to be a photo of the vendor. The actual attachment was not an image but an EXE file.

https://reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2v7pw6/complaintwarning_do_not_download/

In addition, there was a clever social engineering hack where a vendor did get his account compromised. Essentially, the hacker asked for PGP help from some vendors. The hacker sent over a message and asked the vendor to decrypt the message to see if the hacker did it correctly. They asked the vendor to reply back with whatever was decrypted. The hacker was actually using the password reset functionality - they requested a password reset which encrypts a string which the account holder must decode. Once decoded, that string/characters can be used to reset the password. The hacker then used this to hijack the account and attempt to extort funds from the compromised vendor.

https://reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2v8jzx/psa_beware_vendor_account_hacked/

I guess the moral of the story is no good deed goes unpunished.

The PFM Debacle

I'm not going to devote too much time on this because the person who maligned PFM with this false story so as to not give more undo attention. If you lived under a rock, or recently joined the sub, there was a user who claimed that he ordered a quarter pound of weed from PFM (PureFireMeds). He claimed that PFM screwed up his order and ended up shipping 4 pounds of bud instead. PFM supposedly demanded that the user pay up for this mistake or send the product back. The person refused and it was claimed that PFM contacted the police and the OP got busted/raided. This week, this user fessed up that the story was made up. No known motive and honestly doesn't even matter. Its a reminder to question everything we see, look at it closely, and remember that there are people out there with nothing better to do than to make up bullshit. It should also be noted that this user provided "proof" - essentially, he found someone who was really busted with 4 pounds of weed, pretended to be that person to this sub, and basically manufactured a backstory from it. So it sounded completely legit since he had backup "evidence" that was provided. So take everything with a grain of salt and I guess really, the moral of this is that at the end of the day, there is no true way to prove out most anything said and that people can make things look damn real. Anyway, I guess nobody really cared anymore about the whole PFM debacle and OP felt neglected and wanted to re-invigorate the lie.

DebbieDelites Dox Customer

DebbieDelites, an edibles vendor on Evo, apparenlty doesn't take negative feedback too well and broke one of the cardinal rules of the DNMs. She doxxed the complaining customer! She apparently included the customer's address and university along with his name. As a result, she was banned on Evo. In addition, she posted something on the Evo forums about her desire to do an AMA on Reddit.

https://reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vlyg9/psa_dont_send_out_negative_feedback_before/

To add to the drama, it is suspected that DebbieDelites has opened up shop as sweetnstoned on Evo. I'll post references and let you decide for yourself. But I think the most damning thing is apparently sweetnstoned's BTC wallet is the same as DebbieDelites. I haven't verified this for myself, but this is what people are saying.

https://reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vo3ab/complaintwarning_new_vendor_sweetnstoned_on_evo/ https://reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vprjl/uncategorized_hey_dumb_broadyup_you_stupid/

torrOt's Treasure Trove

User user/torrOt has been scouring the dark webs and has stumbled across some pretty big data dumps. He has kindly shared his find with the sub and you can find the data in the following threads:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vk2qp/would_anybody_be_interested_in_this/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vos3f/1gb_archive_i_found_crawling_tor https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vt3g3/updates_more_archives_and_discussion/

If this is of interest or help to you be sure to let torrOt know. I'm sure he'll come across more stuff that he'd share.

Market X is Down!!!

While I enjoy reading that Evo went down for 20 minutes, I wanted to put out a reminder that you can always verify market downtime via https://dnstats.net/ You won't have to wait for a reply and can verify with near certainty if a market is indeed down or if its a problem on your end. Take the time to visit this site should you have problems connecting to most any market. This site tracks a shitload of markets. I may keep this item in for a while or until these types of posts become rare.


Wrap up

And that wraps up this week's weekly roundup! Hope you enjoyed and again, I'm opened to any and all suggestions. It was certainly an interesting week. Again, I'm opened to any and all suggestions. And while I'm a mod on this sub, this post reflects my opinions and thoughts and in no way represents the opinions of the other mods at large - my disclaimer should I say something that doesn't sit well with someone, I don't want anyone else blamed for it. I hope this provides some entertainment or usefulness to the community at large. This community helped me immensely during my DNM discovery and I'm trying to return the favor.

Enjoy!

EDIT: Corrected spelling of DebbieDelites name. EDIT: Changed Evo heading EDIT: Added torrOt's data dump


Comments


[20 Points] None:

Well that was enjoyable. Thanks for the update.


[8 Points] Deafcunt:

Great work I love reading these. What happened to the other dude that started it up?

Keep it up.


[2 Points] g2n:

Wow. I started following this sub for drama like over a year ago. Look at you kids now. All organized and shit.


[3 Points] LongLiveThe_King:

I think /u/torr0t's posts should be included, they were pretty cool.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vk2qp/would_anybody_be_interested_in_this/

https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vos3f/1gb_archive_i_found_crawling_tor

https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vt3g3/updates_more_archives_and_discussion/

Good job Eco, it looks great!


[2 Points] DNMThrowawayyfoe:

This is pretty cool! Definitely enjoyed the read. However, if I were you, I would stray from inserting speculative information in the descriptions of these posts. I can see you writing "Some people believe this vendor did this. I can't say for certain, but that's what people are saying." Then the guy that reads it posts in another thread "Yeah someone was saying something about that vendor maybe doing this." With no other context. And then the person he told that to says "Yeah this guy said this vendor did this!" And that person's then like "HEY EVERYBODY THIS GUY DID THIS" and then the shills are like "HOLY SHIT YEAH THEY DID THIS TO ME TOO" and then it becomes a clusterfuck from just one harmless sentence in a whole description of what really happened.

Sorry if that was long winded! Just something I think people should be wary of. Other than that, I'd love to keep seeing these! I'm always afraid I missed something big and never have the time to look through the top posts of the week.


[1 Points] None:

Thanks


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] None:

Thanks for posting my response, its appreciated.


[1 Points] Pongpianskul:

Good work.


[1 Points] IGetDankShit:

Well done man. Definitely enjoyed reading it and I hope you find the time to keep it up in the future.


[1 Points] Atador:

What about the SR2 userdata leak?


[1 Points] ShulginsCat:

Thanks for this. Wouldn't mind having it as a sticky for 2-3 days.


[1 Points] Chronicpurple:

Good job and thanks again!


[0 Points] None:

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[-2 Points] LittleNiggerBaby:

Here is the follow up to /u/NSWGreat's PR response.

Edit: Also what the fuck is up with that title? "Evo is a scam"? Nobody ever suggested that.

Edit 2: Also in regards to the "CD" thing that happened, I think it's fake, because the OP said the police knew he "ordered something" as in had knowledge that OP ordered it from the darknet. This tells me the story is definitely phake.


[-11 Points] Reelect_Obama:

tl;dr