SuperMarket losing money again: Escrow and Commission Wallets Drained

At approximately 02:31 UTC on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, I discovered that both the cold storage escrow and joint-pocket (commission) wallets were completely empty. Both wallets had sent funds to the same address that I do not recognize. As soon as I made this discovery, I went through and changed all of our server's access keys to mitigate any further damage. After doing so, I reached out to Dread staff to notify them of the situation.

/u/FatherBear is the only other person who had access to these wallets, and at this time, I have no reason to believe they are compromised. At this time, I can confidently say /u/FatherBear is in possession of all market funds. It is my belief that they got spooked with the news surrounding Pharoh and decided to take the funds and run.

All SuperMarket onions are shut down and orders are paused. I will update you all soon with more information. Thank you for your patience as I navigate this difficult situation.

In an unprecedented event early Tuesday morning, the popular darknet marketplace, SuperMarket, fell victim to a significant security breach, resulting in the emptying of their cold storage escrow and joint-pocket wallets. The wallets, which were meant to securely hold customer funds and commissions, were found completely drained at 02:31 UTC. Both wallets transferred their contents to an unfamiliar address, setting off alarms for the marketplace's administrators.

The immediate response from the marketplace's admin included changing all server access keys to prevent further unauthorized transactions and notifying the Dread staff, a key platform for communication in the darknet community, about the breach.

A critical figure in this unfolding drama is /u/FatherBear, the only other individual with access to the compromised wallets. The admin currently believes /u/FatherBear has possession of all market funds. This suspicion is based on the timing of the breach and recent unsettling news involving Pharoh, another significant player in the darknet arena, which might have spooked /u/FatherBear into taking drastic measures.

In light of these events, SuperMarket has ceased all operations, shutting down their onion links and pausing all orders to protect remaining assets and prevent further losses. The admin has promised to keep users updated as more information becomes available and efforts to recover the lost funds continue.

This incident serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities inherent in the digital underworld, where trust is a rare commodity, and the line between security and disaster is often perilously thin. The community now watches closely, awaiting the next move in this high-stakes saga.