Cryptome's Ebay Paypal Account locked down

Earlier today, Cryptome posted an email sent to John Young by PayPal explaining the website's account was locked down.

"As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding your account," the email sent by the PayPal Account Review Department states. "For your protection, we have limited access to your account until additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."

It appears Paypal used the excuse that Cryptome has recently received an increase in donations to shut down the account.

"During the past two weeks there have been news reports about Cryptome.org that has led to an unusual increase of donations," writes John Young. "Usually donations come in once or twice a week, as you can see from our PayPal account. Most recently donations have dropped to a customary small number after the recent surge."