<description>&lt;p&gt;The story of Silk Road, the underground website where you could buy and sell anything, is now part of internet lore. Customers could order everything from pot to meth and have it delivered to their door. Then came fake IDs, unregistered guns, poisons, and murder-for-hire. But wherever there&amp;apos;s illegal activity and lots of money, violence isn&amp;apos;t far behind. This episode takes you on a very quick tour of the rise and fall of Silk Road, which met its demise in 2013 when founder Ross Ulbricht got caught.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/howhackshappen"&gt;Support the Show.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit us on &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/howhackshappen'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt; for bonus content and special offers! But only if you hate scams too.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How Hacks Happen

Many Worlds Productions

Silk Road, the Illegal Drug Website

NOV 14, 202323 MIN
How Hacks Happen

Silk Road, the Illegal Drug Website

NOV 14, 202323 MIN

Description

The story of Silk Road, the underground website where you could buy and sell anything, is now part of internet lore. Customers could order everything from pot to meth and have it delivered to their door. Then came fake IDs, unregistered guns, poisons, and murder-for-hire. But wherever there's illegal activity and lots of money, violence isn't far behind. This episode takes you on a very quick tour of the rise and fall of Silk Road, which met its demise in 2013 when founder Ross Ulbricht got caught.

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