...need others with strong DNM experience to help validate or debunk my suspicions. (pinging a mod, /u/Theeconomist1 )
I wasn't paying attention when this latest LE crackdown happened, and so I'm only now checking out Dream for the first time. Being a new market and all, I decided to do some sanity checks against vendors on that market who I knew from other markets. Here's what I'm seeing.
- PGP key mis-matches from traditional keys to what's listed on Dream
- Other basic contact info like email or alternate vendor site are also not matching the info I have on record for my go to vendors
Obviously, this makes verifying that you are in contact with the same vendor nearly impossible unless they still have control of their original private key, which still isn't fool proof (but hey). So the concern is that they've been compromized in some way. The larger concern is that the entire market has been compromized.
If there are community members who have kept basic records of vendor's contact into (PGP, email, etc), can they do a quick look over that info and those same vendor's profiles on Dream to look for any concerning inconsistencies, please? If Dream is compromised, better to know sooner rather than later.
Thanks, y'all.
late to the party...