# Co-Founder of DDoSecrets Unmasked as Dark Web Drug Kingpin 🌐

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/co-founder-of-ddosecrets-unmasked-as-dark-web-drug-kingpin/288872>\
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**Tags:** hacking\
**Created:** [August 12, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/co-founder-of-ddosecrets-unmasked-as-dark-web-drug-kingpin/288872 "2024-08-12T15:18:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/co-founder-of-ddosecrets-unmasked-as-dark-web-drug-kingpin/288872/1 "2024-08-12T15:18:07Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. **Dark Past Revealed**  
Thomas White, co-founder of **DDoSecrets** , was once a **dark web drug kingpin** running Silk Road 2.0 and later convicted of child abuse imagery crimes.

2. **Post-Prison Disclosure**  
After serving five years, White revealed his **involvement in DDoSecrets** , an organization that emerged as a major platform for **publishing data dumps**.

3. **Activism and Secrecy**  
White collaborated with co-founder **Emma Best** to create a **platform** that counters secrecy by **verifying and distributing leaked materials**.

**Read more at:** [404 Media](https://404media.co)