U.S. prosecutors worry SBF_FTX could use a VPN to access the dark web while on bail. He says he was just watching the SuperBowl. jackschickler reports.
Founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been using a virtual private network to access the internet, U.S. prosecutors have said, potentially prompting a further clampdown on his bail conditions.
After learning he had used the privacy tool twice over recent weeks, “the Government promptly informed defense counsel and raised concerns about the defendant’s use of a VPN,” said aVPNs allow internet users to mask their whereabouts, which means the government can’t see what websites or data they access. Though they can be used benignly, they can also be used to access foreign crypto sites that block U.S. users and covertly access the dark web, Sassoon's letter said.
The court has already restricted Bankman-Fried's ability to contact FTX employees using ephemeral messaging services likeBankman-Fried was charged in December with multiple counts of fraud following the collapse of his crypto exchange FTX. He has
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