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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: hmmm on April 20, 2012, 06:00 am

Title: SoS is down, EK is down, UGL is down...
Post by: hmmm on April 20, 2012, 06:00 am
Seems like there may be a DEA web operation occurring right now. As stated in the title, as of this posting Safeorscam is down, euphoricknowledge is down, and undergroundlegals is down. I'm guessing other sites are down as well. The moderation staff of EK left this pastebin message tonight:

"Dear users of Euphoric Knowledge,
 
It is in this time of great duress we must inform you about what has been going on, and what the current site admins have been trying to cover up.
 
Woot has indeed been arrested and is in custody. We have little faith that he will not roll on us. Here is proof of his arrest..." (it goes on.. google it if you'd like to read more).

Not meaning to feed any paranoia, but in light of the recent Farmers Market bust this seems like more than a coincidence. Stay safe yall...

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Title: Re: SoS is down, EK is down, UGL is down...
Post by: jookie on April 20, 2012, 06:51 am
billy: I believe that's just the whois

Regarding EK/UGL, these two were certainly taken down as a preemptive measure. I can't say for SoS though..
Title: Re: SoS is down, EK is down, UGL is down...
Post by: Kundalini95 on April 20, 2012, 10:16 am
Man this sucks,EK was my fav forum until I joined SR.
Title: Re: SoS is down, EK is down, UGL is down...
Post by: Buster39 on April 20, 2012, 10:44 am
 Curious about theses sites as  I dont know about them. Do they sell drugs on them? Are they onion or clearnet?
Title: Re: SoS is down, EK is down, UGL is down...
Post by: dkmonk on April 20, 2012, 10:52 am
Yah, I am curious as to why they would be taken down?

What were they doing that is actually illegal?
Title: Re: SoS is down, EK is down, UGL is down...
Post by: momiji on April 20, 2012, 11:32 am
Yah, I am curious as to why they would be taken down?

What were they doing that is actually illegal?
SOS (safeorscam.com) is like the best shit since sliced bread. It is up there with erowid. Nothing sold there, just information to make sure you don't get scammed when buying from a vendor.

EK - An RC market. The community is ... my opinion doesn't matter.
UGL - I'm not on it. Nor do I care, but my guess is it is similar to EK.
Title: Re: SoS is down, EK is down, UGL is down...
Post by: dkmonk on April 20, 2012, 11:51 am
It seems safe or scam is just shut down to be shut down and if the RC marketplaces are in a place where RC's aren't yet criminalized then they should be fine too.
Title: Re: SoS is down, EK is down, UGL is down...
Post by: mdmamail on April 20, 2012, 12:28 pm
Court dox for w00t pretty sad, skype video teleconferencing with confidential informants to buy $6k worth of RCs and clear text chats. They should have learned from operation web tryp