ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, sˈɜːt ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ fˈʌndᵻd baɪ ðə jˌuːˈɛs fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz kˈiː tə ðə diːɐnˌɑːnəmᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌv tˈoːɹ, ænd ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən suːpˈiːnəd fɹʌm sˈɜːt baɪ ðɪ ˌɛfbˌiːˈaɪ wʌz jˈuːzd tə tˈeɪk dˌaʊn sˈɪlk ɹˈoʊd tˈuː.zˈiəɹoʊ ðæt fˈɔːl.
In the summer of 2014, CERT research funded by the US Federal Government was key to the de-anonymization of Tor, and information subpoenaed from CERT by the FBI was used to take down SilkRoad 2.0 that fall.