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Ross William Ulbricht (/ ˈ ʊ l b r ɪ k t /; born March 27, 1984) [1] is an American entrepreneur and ex-cybercriminal who created and operated the darknet market Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. Silk Road was an online marketplace that facilitated the trade in narcotics and other illegal products and services
Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for drug trafficking, computer hacking, and money laundering. ... Arizona, since the FBI arrested him in 2013.
Supporters of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged creator and operator of the Silk Road underground market, stand in front of a Manhattan federal courthouse on the first day of jury selection for his trial ...
The FBI shut down Silk Road in October 2013 and arrested Ulbricht after he allegedly posted his email address online. ... Silk Road acquired nearly a million registered users worldwide, about 30% ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 January 2025. 2011–2013 darknet market Silk Road Item description page Type of site Darknet market Available in English Owner Ross Ulbricht (pseudonym Dread Pirate Roberts) URL Old URL: silkroad6ownowfk.onion (defunct) [failed verification] New URL: silkroad7rn2puhj.onion (defunct) [failed ...
According to security researcher Runa A. Sandvik, Variety Jones joined Silk Road in 2011 as a marijuana seed vendor, opposed to the war on drugs.Working closely with Ross Ulbricht, they were to act as a penetration tester, financial advisor and mentor, and was the person who suggested the "Dread Pirate Roberts" title Ulbricht used.
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and ...
James "Jimmy" Zhong (born May 24, 1990) is an American man who was convicted in 2022 for stealing over 51,680 bitcoin (then worth about $620,000; [2] value as of 2023 approximately $3.4 billion [3]) from the online black market Silk Road between 2012 and 2014. [4]