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Better opsec would have saved him some grief as well. Before even touching on his habitual use of coffee shops near his residence to run the Silk Road... > Th
by 0kl 7y ago
Better opsec would have saved him some grief as well.
Before even touching on his habitual use of coffee shops near his residence to run the Silk Road...
> The connection was made by linking the username "altoid", used during Silk Road's early days to announce the website, and a forum post in which Ulbricht, posting under the nickname "altoid", asked for programming help and gave his email address, which contained his full name.
By the time the FBI was watching him and had connected his name to I don’t think there’s a lot that he could have done to avoid arrest.
- mikeyouse 7y agoAside from the much better idea of, you know, not keeping a journal of all of your incredibly illegal activities and attempted hits - this may have actually prevented the government from accessing said journal. He was definitely going to be busted in either case but it could've shaved some years off his eventual sentence.
- zelly 7y agoHe would still have gone to prison no matter what (the government can make up evidence), but they may not have been able to seize his Bitcoin without stealing his laptop.
- H8crilA 7y agoDoes that matter with a double life sentence.
- ta999999171 7y agoNo clue how prison works? Do watch a few documentaries. Money's important inside.
- monadgonad 7y agoBitcoin on the outside is hardly "money"