TURKEY SHOOT

nails as the SWAT team surrounding the building relayed
to him all the events minute by minute over the
phone. Then, as the shopper returned, they swooped
– crashing into the villa and pinning down four other
men on the floor. Around them were countless computers
and dozens upon dozens of skimmers, moulds, PIN pads,
POS devices and lots of cash. The raid was a triumph
– nobody was hurt and all the suspects were arrested.

Strangely Cha0’s arrest had been anticipated a few days
earlier on the message boards of Wired magazine after
one of the journal’s writers had posted a story about
DarkMarket on Wired’s website. One of the comments
placed at the bottom came from somebody purporting
to be Lord Cyric, the DM administrator. He claimed
to be in direct touch with Cha0. And he added cryptically
that some of Cha0’s subordinates might see the inside
of a jail, but Cha0 never would.

Farewell, Cha0?