How the FBI just made the world a more dangerous place by shutting down Silkroad 2.0

The FBI has seized the website of Silk Road 2.0, a major "darknet" marketplace, and arrested its alleged operator, Blake Benthall, in San Francisco. On reddit, the darknet community is reporting that several other marketplaces may be down as well. (RELATED: Seized sites represent less than a third of Darknet commerce »)

The Irish Examiner reports that "an international day of action to disrupt global activity on the Darknet and remove certain websites and forums is to conclude within the next 24 hours under the FBI/Europol operation codenamed 'Onymous'".

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