Wow this is pretty huge news. Not just all the markets, but the fact that they broke the Tor network.
The mere claim is important news, but I wouldn't necessarily take it as true. If they want to introduce evidence obtained by this method, they might be required to explain how they got it. I say "might" because even though the law in civilized countries and the U.S. Constitution basically say they MUST present such evidence, courts in the U.S. aren't big on this whole Constitution thing any more.
However, why would they advertise they had done this? It would seem that would cause people to scurry for the hills, the last thing they want if they want to do any future enforcement. However, suppose they didn't have such capability but said they did? Suppose there are a number of markets they can't get to, but want to shut down? Suppose there are too many customers to go after individually? Claiming they've compromised TOR is a good way to scare off customers and maybe get some of these sites they can't get to to shut down.
And of course there is always the possibility that they actually have compromised TOR. I'd certainly be thinking twice before using it for anything illegal at this point, which I don't anyway.
In any event, anyone who runs one of these sites who has been logging traffic (which they should be), should be going through their logs with a fine tooth comb looking for leaks, attempts to compromise, etc. because it is certain the LEAs have been doing just that.
