It's unclear what is happening and this may be a prank. The initial reports that the FBI had seized the domain appear to be a sarcastic "down for maintenance" p

It's unclear what is happening and this may be a prank. The initial reports that the FBI had seized the domain appear to be a sarcastic "down for maintenance" page on the part of Silk Road. I've yet to find a real source on the alleged arrest of http://www.reddit.com/r/SilkRoad/comments/1nl5ne/shutdown_is_a_joke_calm_down_proof/ http://www.reddit.com/r/SilkRoad/comments/1nl5ne/shutdown_is... However, there also appears to be a criminal complaint out for the founder. http://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/UlbrichtCriminalComplaint.pdf http://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Ulbric... EDIT: Seems like this is real. Reuters reports that Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, was arrested in San Francisco. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/02/us-crime-silkroad-raid-idUSBRE9910TR20131002 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/02/us-crime-silkroad-...