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by snuze 4567 days ago
Does anyone know any details regarding why the moderators are each being charged with "one count of conspiracy to commit computer hacking"? I cringe at the thought that this is only because they happened to commit crimes using a computer.
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Probably internal messages where they discussed or sold each other hacked RDP or something to use on top of a Tor exit for trading coins or whatever. Maybe conspired to hire a shady person to go after competition, who knows
It's because Silk Road sold a lot of hacking tools (password sniffers, key loggers, and remote access tools) alongside the drugs.
Silk Road didn't sell anything, they were just the marketplace.
Accomplice would be the word used to associated guilt..