Blake Benthall
Also known as: Defcon
Arrested, Charged
Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0.
Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.
Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.
This entry records 2 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.
Legal summary
- Associated takedowns
- Operation Onymous
- Recorded role
- operator of Silk Road 2.0
- Group segment
- Core operator
- Charging authority
- United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
- Charging jurisdiction
- United States
- Case number
- Not published
- Latest recorded action
- Charged, November 2014
- Nationality
- United States
- Country of residence
- United States
Associated takedowns
Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.
Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.
2 recorded actions across 1 takedown
| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2014 , Source [1] | Operation Onymous , Darknet market | Silk Road 2.0 and additional Tor marketplaces | Alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0 | Arrested . No further detail published |
| November 6, 2014 , Source [1] | Operation Onymous , Darknet market | Silk Road 2.0 and additional Tor marketplaces | Alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0 | Charged . No further detail published |