The Silk Road was an infamous black market web site shut down by the FBI in 2013. It became notorious as a haven for people selling illegal drugs in particular. Since it was a hidden site, it had to be tracked down and the evidence about the site, and those using it anonymously, had to be gathered quite carefully. In this Discussion, you will consider how this evidence was gathered.

Explain how the Silk Road case serves as an example of how to carry out network forensic data collection. Conduct research to find out how the FBI collected evidence and traced the owner of the Silk Road. Suggest alternate steps that you might have taken to gather such evidence.