https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer) Cthulhu (developer) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Jump to navigation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#mw-head) [Jump to search](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#searchInput) Cthulhu aka Thomas White was a British [Tor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)) hidden service developer and administrator. Activities involved being consulted on a number of Tor security matters such as [dark web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_web) scams,[1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-1)[2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-2) law enforcement raids[3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-3) and [darknet markets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_market).[4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-4) He has hosted a number of [data dumps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_breach) including those associated with [Hacking Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacking_Team),[5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-5) [Ashley Madison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison_data_breach),[6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-6) and [Patreon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patreon).[7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-7)[8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-8) In January 2016 he hosted a release of the files hacked from the [Fraternal Order of Police](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternal_Order_of_Police).[9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-9)[10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-10) Arrest & Silk Road 2.0 In November 2014, White was arrested as the mastermind behind [Silk Road 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road_(marketplace)#Silk_Road_2.0). In April 2019, White pleaded guilty to charges including drug trafficking, money laundering, as well as making indecent images of children, and was sentenced to a total of 5 years and 4 months in prison.[11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_(developer)#cite_note-11) External links - [Personal site](https://www.thomaswhite.se/) - [Old Personal site](https://web.archive.org/web/20160215092850/https://www.thecthulhu.com/) References - - Cox, Joseph (14 September 2015). ["This .Onion Farmer Is Squatting on 40 Million Dark Web Domains"](https://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-onion-farmer-is-squatting-on-40-milli...). Retrieved 29 January 2016. - - Cox, Joseph (12 June 2015). ["Dark Web Spam Is Stealing People's Bitcoins"](https://motherboard.vice.com/read/dark-web-spam-is-stealing-peoples-bitcoins). Retrieved 29 January 2016. - - Pauli, Darren (22 December 2014). ["STAY AWAY: Popular Tor exit relays look raided"](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/22/stay_away_popular_tor_exit_relays_l...). Retrieved 29 January 2016. - - Cox, Joseph (22 June 2015). ["This Researcher Is Hunting Down IP Addresses of Dark Web Sites"](https://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-researcher-is-hunting-down-ip-address...). Retrieved 29 January 2016. - - Osbourne, Charlie (7 June 2015). ["Hacking Team: We won't 'shrivel up and go away' after cyberattack"](https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacking-team-cyberattack-aftermath-interview/). Retrieved 29 January 2016. - - Sposito, Sean (8 October 2015). ["Why an Internet activist refuses to take down Patreon breach data"](http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Why-an-Internet-activist-refuses...). Retrieved 29 January 2016. - - Goodin, Dan (2 October 2015). ["Gigabytes of user data from hack of Patreon donations site dumped online"](http://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2015/10/gigabytes-of-user-data-from-hack-o...). Retrieved 29 January 2016. - - Fox-Brewster, Thomas (5 October 2015). ["Dark Web Denizen Declines To Ditch Patreon Data Dump"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/10/05/patreon-data-dump-onl...). Retrieved 29 January 2016. - - Cox, Joseph (29 January 2016). ["US Police Organisation Hacked, Documents Posted Online"](https://motherboard.vice.com/read/us-police-organisation-hacked-documents-po...). Retrieved 29 January 2016. - - Swaine, Jon (29 January 2016). ["Hackers post private files of America's biggest police union"](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/28/fraternal-order-of-police-ha...). Retrieved 29 January 2016. - Cox, Joseph (12 April 2019). ["Silk Road 2 Founder Dread Pirate Roberts 2 Caught, Jailed for 5 Years"](https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9kx59a/silk-road-2-founder-dread-...). Retrieved 13 April 2019.