A damsel in distress. Plural of Mongoose Update.
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:55 am
didn't we determine that the passport image had been previously posted on the forum by POM, so anyone could have had access to it?
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Not sure if it has been determined yet. I have heard the same about the passport, but somebody here said it never happened.Munchy wrote:didn't we determine that the passport image had been previously posted on the forum by POM, so anyone could have had access to it?
[image]https://motherboard-images.vice.com/con ... resize=574:*[/image]Through an analysis of the blockchain, many of these payments were connected to an account at Mt. Gox, the failed Bitcoin exchange that was shut down in 2014. By referring to several leaked databases from Mt. Gox, it is possible to link specific deposits with individual users of the service.
The first Mt. Gox dump, from March 2014, contained information on trades as far back as 2011. The second, released in February 2015, was a redacted version of the exchange's userbase. It included the names used by customers to sign up, as well as partial email addresses.
By cross-referencing transactions detailed in Variety Jones's Bitcoin wallet with these two leaks, it is revealed that a large number of payments made to "Chgr" and "smed" eventually arrive in a Mt. Gox account registered in the name "Mike Wattier." An email in the Variety Jones account is also forwarded to an address with the name "mwattier."
On multiple social media and freelance developer sites, a Mike Wattier connected to the same email address found in the Variety Jones account identifies himself as an American with 20 years of open source ecommerce experience who is adept with a wide variety of programming languages.
The same Wattier also appears to have a presence on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Github. Judging by his Facebook activity, he was in Pattaya, Thailand, as of March 2015. Some of his profiles list him as living on the Thai island of Koh Chang.
Otherwise known as Elephant Island, the remote Koh Chang is covered in jungles, boasts a lively party scene, and in recent years has seen a steady rise of foreign visitors and expats. Many places on the island turn their electricity off at night.
Interestingly, this is the same location that previous investigations have linked to the man believed to be Variety Jones.
According to online records found by La Moustache, the man suspected of being Variety Jones and an associate from a marijuana seed selling business travelled to the island in 2008. From here, the pair brought back a strain of seed only found on, and named after, Koh Chang, and it was advertised as a freebie by the seed selling business.
Later, in chat logs found on Ulbricht's computer, Variety Jones told DPR that "I love thailand for the weather, the people, and the weed ain't bad either."
The passport scan is the only strong link Silk Road -> PoM. Another one is mentioned in the chat logs, where VJ points to the term 'Plural of Mongoose' in case Ross wants to know his background. If this is all they have against PoM, then they have practically nothing and a compensation could be worth the bet. In that case: Chapeau Mongoose!Munchy wrote:didn't we determine that the passport image had been previously posted on the forum by POM, so anyone could have had access to it?
No, it was never posted. He guarded his Roger first name very, very closely — even after he publicly identified as Thomas Clark.Munchy wrote:didn't we determine that the passport image had been previously posted on the forum by POM, so anyone could have had access to it?
By no means am I that naive.bentech wrote:you think the prosecution can be embarrassed into withdrawl of their case?