Sam Bent SAME_AS DoingFedTime
Sam Bent says he is mostly known online as DoingFedTime.
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“Also mostly known as DoingFedTime online”
Episode
04 April 2023 Official episode · Official transcript
cybercrime dark web bitcoin
Sam Bent describes his involvement with darknet marketplaces, online vending, operational security practices, Dread, the Hansa takedown, and his federal prosecution.
Topics: Darknet marketplaces and anonymous online commerce, Tor and cryptocurrency use, Bitcoin and Monero cash-out methods, PGP authentication and signed messages, Tails Linux and ephemeral operating-system use, Operational security and protection of private keys, IP leaks and exposed configuration files, Darknet forum administration and dispute resolution, Reddit community shutdowns and migration to Dread, Law-enforcement investigations, search warrants, and evidence handling, Postal-service surveillance and package inspection, Incident-response planning and information-security policies
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Sam Bent SAME_AS DoingFedTime
Sam Bent says he is mostly known online as DoingFedTime.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Sam Bent EP 132 Details
“Also mostly known as DoingFedTime online”
Sam Bent says killab was his hacker alias.
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“and killab; that was my hacker alias for a while”
Sam says he had exposure to Silk Road and initially thought it was a federal sting operation.
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“I remember when Silk Road had came out; I honestly – I thought it was a scam”
Sam posted extensively on Hansa, later became a vendor there, and used the site’s forums and marketplace.
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“I made 5,000 posts in a month on Hansa”
“I want to become a vendor”
Sam Bent USES Tails Linux
Sam used Tails Linux when accessing the darknet marketplace.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 132 Details
“He used the Tails Linux operating system”
Sam re-entered his PGP key to authenticate and conduct business on the site.
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“he would have to reload Tails and re-enter his PGP key”
Sam used Bitcoin for darknet transactions and accepted Bitcoin-only payments.
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“So, yeah, Bitcoin. Bitcoin only. Yeah, that was it.”
Sam exchanged Bitcoin for Monero and then cashed out the Monero because it was more private and harder to track.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 132 Details
“he also would exchange his Bitcoin for Monero, which is more private than Bitcoin and harder to track”
Sam Bent USES Operational security
Sam relied on operational security practices to protect his identity, keys, communications, and shipping activity.
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“That’s a part of having good operational security”
Sam Bent USES information security policies
Sam and his cousin had agreed information-security and incident-response policies for a possible raid.
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“This was agreed to prior to anything. So, that was the thing; if we get raided, I admit everything was mine”
Sam Bent USES thermal printer
Sam used a thermal printer to print shipping labels, believing it avoided microprinting.
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“I bought a thermal printer because with a thermal printer, it doesn’t use ink”
exposed config file DISCOVERED_BY Hugbunter
Hugbunter found an exposed configuration file on the darknet market site.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 132 Details
“Hugbunter found an exposed config file on the darknet market site”
IP leak DISCOVERED_BY Hugbunter
Sam says Hugbunter identified and reported an IP leak to the market administrators.
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“He was like, hey, you guys have a IP leak”
Hugbunter coded and built the Dread site.
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“He coded the site. He did all of that”
Sam served as an administrator on Dread and performed administrative work on its forum.
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“My job coming on was to be an admin and actually do stuff on the actual forum”
Operation Bayonet INVOLVES Hansa
The episode identifies Operation Bayonet in connection with the takedown of Hansa and arrests of vendors.
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“Hansa went down – your stuff is all over that database. That was taken over by the feds”
“Operation Bayonet, yeah”
Operation Dark Gold INVOLVES Gold
Operation Dark Gold involved Gold after he was arrested and agreed to work with federal investigators.
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“Gold agreed to work with the feds, which became Operation Dark Gold”
Operation Dark Gold INVOLVES Sam Bent
Operation Dark Gold involved Sam as a person who sent Bitcoin to Gold and received cash in the operation.
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“So, that’s when Sam sent him some Bitcoin and he sent Sam some cash”
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