[aero] December 2nd Update

I'm going to list everything I know as of right now and what to do from here.

Last contact with myself from Admins was Sunday 26th November. It was stated that they were aware of some withdrawals failing to process and it will be looked into and staff were given limited access to an old version of the help desk, just so tickets could be answered temporarily whilst new fixes were added.

Monday 27th November help desk went down as it seems it was only configured correctly on the aerogucked prefix url, so once the DDOS targetted that (which was being used as our new main URL) support tickets were then stuck once again so the queue was only marginaly cleared at that point.

Tuesday 28th November, the test environment for the market was updated with new fixes (no word from admins, devs had sent changes to them on Monday though and briefly spoke to them).

Thursday 30th November, I made 15 withdrawals (BTC) in total, 5 of which totalled $200, the other 10 were 1BTC each. All of the $200 transactions made it into the external wallet address. 4/10 of the 1 BTC withdrawals were received.

After speaking to devs regarding us being hacked, which I have been thinking of as a possibility, they said there is no chance after checking all the logs they have access to. The hot wallet for the market still stands at the correct total and any missing withdrawals were simply not processed, the bug cannot be identified which is causing it until the main Admin who has access returns.

Hacking claims are completely false considering a few points from what has been claimed:

We have a log of failed withdrawals, so this can be immediately handed over to Admins to process if and when we get in contact with them.

You can assume all of the claims by the "hacker" that have been made are false. I will be updating with anything I can, I see one of three outcomes from this point:

I would advise to withdraw small amounts, as much as you can right now. Vendors go into vacation mode and I'll provide any new updates as soon as possible.

TL;DR I'm in the dark as much as you at this point, but the market wasn't hacked and no one is getting doxxed.


Comments


[19 Points] AlpraCream:

This is some wild stuff.


[9 Points] R00tKE:

It was nice while it lasted


[8 Points] pullNsnap1:

Same bullshit story the tr mod tried to play off.


[5 Points] thelmothelizard:

i loved aero. now i realize its a complete shitshow. nice try fellas but its over.


[5 Points] hansanguyenpunch:

Looks like its the third outcome, shut down just hours after this update. Rest in piss aero.


[4 Points] Rustynutz42:

Nice to know Sam culpterTR got a new gig too bad it didn't last long.


[3 Points] TradingRealGfForRsGf:

Well, I appreciate your post man, and it sucks to see yet another PR mod get the shit end of the stick after reaching their neck out, WAY more vulnerable than the Admins, since youre out here actually communicating and "showing your (or a) face".

Warm wishes, hope it works out - I never really fucked with Aero, but hope you still have a job. Demand a raise after this shit if so.


[2 Points] Avengerhack:

Claims stating that Aero was hacked is a bad alibi. The truth looks more like the Aero Administrator is trying to get away with the funds. Because in their previous project dubbed "AeroME" which was the foundation to starting Aero Marketplace. They've claimed low funds, and by cross-referencing how much has been taken from Aero Marketplace, it in-lines well with the amount of funds they were looking to apprehend from their "donation" campaign on AeroME.

We've used similar techniques as those law enforcement used to apprehend the former Dream Marketplace administrator. But we have also used illicit methods, in which we were able to obtain the personal information of the administrator and his co-conspirators along with their IP addresses and nicknames used on the web.

Aero Administrator and his co-conspirators now have less than 12 hours to return our funds, otherwise we'll provide what was promised. We've screened and made copies of their forums and other project in order to easier make a documentation with the evidence to be handed over to law enforcement to take action. We will as promised also go public with the information we have on the administration and his co-conspirators, because we've had it with hiding information, this time we'll not be as nice as we've been in the past. We hope that this will show administrators and users who plan on operating schemes like this in the future, it might at first glance be an easy way to obtain funds, but at the same time they shall be aware that stealing from vendors and users alike, isn't going to make their payday a lasting one.

So td;lr: We don't believe Aero marketplace was hacked and we've not seen evidence of such. It's most likely an alibi made by administration to run away with the funds. They have about 12 hours left to return $7000 USD to us or face the consequences.

The clock is ticking. /u/aeromarket /u/aeromarketmod


[1 Points] micloo:

So we have first dementi hmmm like in hybrid war, disinformation. Will see and time will show what is the true.


[1 Points] savingfluffybunnies:

Called it https://pay.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/74omh8/aero_aims_to_become_a_monerofirst_darknet_market/do0fvcs/


[1 Points] None:

This guy...


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] Brookklyn:

Here we go again another market exit scams


[1 Points] HardC0r3:

So you do log?


[1 Points] MassAppeal_UK:

When you say small, how small exactly? Not that it matters as all links are down now anyway!


[1 Points] None:

please do yourself a favor and get all your BTC off this market ASAP. No point in keeping yourself any longer on this trainwreck


[1 Points] fd40:

My fav feature was not having to wait for a bunch of confirmations. the amount of times i missed cutoffs due to that


[1 Points] MiddleEarthArchitect:

If someone, a customer, has an order in dispute, can any staff CURRENTLY process or deal with the dispute at this time? Or was that presumably part of the helpdesk functionality which you say went down?


[1 Points] DNM_FuckFace:

Well small withdraws don't work anymore on my part. Though monero still works to withdraw


[1 Points] crazynate386:

I'm really leaning towards libertas, open bazaar and the garden now that it's back


[1 Points] DerpNetMeerkats:

Smear tha queer!


[1 Points] HODLLLLLLLLLL:

Hmmmmm Maybe it's the devs or someone from the team responsible.

Seems like the only possibility if what you say is true


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] googleterd:

So where the fuck is my monero??? you douche bags stole my coins. your market will not service this. rest in piss shitty market aero. /u/aeromarket


[1 Points] None:

eat shit you dumb motherfuckers :)


[0 Points] Liviing:

Lol TR 2.0


[0 Points] Avengerhack:

Check this https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/7gni8z/aero_marketplace_credit_our_funds_or_have_your/


[0 Points] gangsterdam020:

Eh, its december right? Everybody's been warned for this month, you remember?