{"id":48397,"date":"2021-08-27T12:49:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T09:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=48397"},"modified":"2025-09-02T02:00:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T23:00:42","slug":"palantir-glitch-caused-a-data-leak-involving-an-arrested-ethereum-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/palantir-glitch-caused-a-data-leak-involving-an-arrested-ethereum-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Palantir glitch caused a data leak involving an arrested Ethereum developer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several FBI employees gained unauthorized access to the personal data of Virgil Griffith, a developer with the Ethereum Foundation, accused of cooperating with North Korean authorities. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/25\/fbi-palantir-glitch-allowed-unauthorized-access-to-private-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0430\u0435\u0442<\/a> New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the leak was caused by a Palantir software glitch. It was detailed in a letter by the Manhattan federal prosecutor who represents the prosecution in the Griffith case.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u00abThe data consist of the defendant&#8217;s Facebook and Twitter accounts obtained during a sanctioned search in March 2020. Over the course of a year, via Palantir software, they were accessible to at least four FBI personnel who work outside New York and are not involved in the investigation\u00bb, the letter states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Three analysts and an FBI agent could view the materials, thanks to access granted in the Palantir system.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u00abAll data uploaded to the platform are visible by default to FBI personnel who have access to the platform\u00bb, the prosecution added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For Virgil Griffith, the alleged violation of his constitutional rights could become a potential basis for a defence. Lawyers are currently examining available legal options.<\/p>\n<p>Experts did not rule out that the incident could point to a broader problem with Palantir use by FBI personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Palantir Technologies, the data analytics software company, was founded by PayPal alumni led by Peter Thiel. The company&#8217;s services are used by 149 clients, including the U.S. Army, police, intelligence services and banks. Its software has repeatedly faced criticism over privacy concerns.<\/p>\n<p>For more on how the tech giant operates, read ForkLog&#8217;s feature.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hGCZX5S7MR\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/how-palantir-works-a-company-arming-the-security-services-with-mass-surveillance-algorithms\">How Palantir Works \u2014 the company arming the intelligence services with algorithms for mass surveillance<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u00ab\u041a\u0430\u043a \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442 Palantir \u2014 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f, \u0432\u043e\u043e\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0448\u0430\u044f \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u044b \u0430\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043c\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043c\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0436\u043a\u0438\u00bb \u2014 ForkLog\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/exclusive\/kak-rabotaet-palantir-kompaniya-vooruzhivshaya-spetssluzhby-algoritmami-dlya-massovoj-slezhki\/embed#?secret=8HSzHR1JDA#?secret=hGCZX5S7MR\" data-secret=\"hGCZX5S7MR\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In November 2019, Virgil Griffith, a developer for the Ethereum Foundation, was arrested. He is charged with providing North Korea with information on the use of cryptocurrencies to evade U.S. sanctions and money laundering during a visit to a conference in Pyongyang.<\/p>\n<p>Media reports also stated that he told colleagues about plans to supply mining equipment to North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2020, Griffith was released on bail secured by real estate belonging to his sister and parents valued at $1 million. However, in July 2021 he violated the bail conditions and was remanded again.<\/p>\n<p>The developer has not pleaded guilty. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Preliminary hearings are <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-developer-accused-of-aiding-north-korea-will-stand-trial-in-2021\">scheduled for September<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 the full news feed, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news, infographics and opinions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several FBI employees gained unauthorized access to the personal data of Virgil Griffith, a developer with the Ethereum Foundation, accused of cooperating with North Korean authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1188,46,1202,1999,26,1633],"class_list":["post-48397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-data-breach","tag-ethereum","tag-north-korea-dprk","tag-palantir","tag-usa","tag-virgil-griffith"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"35","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48399,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48397\/revisions\/48399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}