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We do hear about the ones with good opsec too, sometimes. For example, Alphabay(darknet drug dealing site) got rolled up, the #1 was going to jail for a long ti

We do hear about the ones with good opsec too, sometimes. For example, Alphabay(darknet drug dealing site) got rolled up, the #1 was going to jail for a long time before committing suicide, but the #2 - DeSnake, remained anonymous and free. Then, a few years later, he relaunched Alphabay and I'm fairly certain law enforcement still has no idea who or where he is.

fragmede 3y ago
the biggest ebook archive operator Anna is another. somehow she's managed to avoid capture despite being very wanted by the powers that be. and she posts on HN!
- mschuster91 3y ago
  And Alexandra Elbakyan, the creator of Sci Hub, is also being in the crosshairs of the US government [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Elbakyan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Elbakyan
Lacerda69 3y ago
that's impressive! gonna read up on that story
- oh_sigh 3y ago
  An interview he did with Wired is a good start: https://www.wired.com/story/alphabay-desnake-dark-web-interview/ https://www.wired.com/story/alphabay-desnake-dark-web-interv...