Former Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht given a “full and unconditional” pardon.
A “full and unconditional” pardon has been given to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, by President Donald Trump.
According to media reports, Trump said on his Truth Social platform that he had called Ulbricht's mother to inform her that he had granted a pardon to her son.
Ulbricht - known by the username Dread Pirate Roberts - was convicted in 2015 and sentenced to life in prison. He was the founder of the original Dark Web marketplace, which sold multiple items including illegal drugs, stolen passports and hacking equipment to more than 100,000 buyers.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
