Presented at
DEF CON 33 (2025),
Aug. 10, 2025, noon
(45 minutes).
For over 10 years, I've operated at every level of darknet markets - from carding forums to multi-million dollar platforms. This is the unfiltered reality they don't teach you:
- The evolution of scams: From simple carding to sophisticated exit strategies that still work today
- Infrastructure insights: How markets really operate behind the scenes (and why they always collapse)
- Psychological warfare: How one forged document can destroy a marketplace overnight
- The Christmas Massacre: An inside look at the 45-minute market implosion that changed everything
- DEF CON's darknet challenge: What really happened that year
I'll share never-before-seen screenshots, chat logs, and operational details that reveal why no market lasts forever. Whether you're a researcher, journalist, or just curious - this is the uncensored history of the darknet's most infamous moments.
References:
- Wired — "The Most Dangerous People on the Internet"
- Darknet Diaries Podcast — Episodes on Youtube
- Dread Forum Archives — Market complaints, phishing post-mortems
- PGP-Verified Statements — Active market admins & Dread staff
- DEF CON 30 Darknet Contest Reports — Post-event analysis
- Chainalysis Crypto Crime Reports — Wallet manipulation trends
Presenters:
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Godman666
godman666 has operated in the darknet’s criminal underbelly for over a decade. Starting with carding at 16, he moved to spam operations before rising through Silk Road and Tor carding forums. He built phishing empires, sold hacking tools, and ran infrastructure for major markets—including engineering the darknet’s largest phishing operation after a fallout with Empire Market’s staff. A backend role at a top market later ended in financial sabotage (ask about Christmas 2019). Recognized in Wired’s "The Most Dangerous People on the Internet" (2022), he shifted to offshore legal warfare takedown arbitrage, Wikipedia edits, and creative compliance. DEF CON’s Darknet Market Contest? Sabotaged by a hangover.
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