The site apparently would safegaurd the identity of its users and server location.
However, the actual extent of the FBIs bulk hacking campaign has come to light only now.
Playpen had nearly 60,000 member accounts in just a month after launch.
An FBI complaint described the site as the largest remaining known child pornography hidden service in the world.
When Motherboard contacted data hosts in Lenoir, they refused to comment.
One of them, CentriLogic, wrote We have no comment on the matter referenced by you.
Our obligations to customers and law enforcement preclude us from responding to your inquiry.
There is going to be a lot in the pipeline.
Fieman said that he has three cases pending in his defenders office.
NITs have been used since at least 2002 and come in all kinds of different forms.
Malware has been delivered to bomb threat suspects via phishing emails.
The FBI allegedly collected IP addresses for at least 25 of the sites US visitors within two weeks time.
However, the case of Playpen seems to be much, much broader in scope.
Soghoian, the ACLU technologist said, Were not talking about searching one or two computers.
Were talking about the government hacking thousands of computers, pursuant to a single warrant.
The FBIs broad NIT attacks had used already known and patched susceptibilities with earlier cases.
Evidentially, some people forgot.
However, some signs about the Playpen NIT exist.
They dont make it clear to judges what theyre actually seeking to do.
They dont talk about exploiting web client flaws, they dont use the word hack.
Her office said not to expect a reply.
Europol, Europes law enforcement agency, did not reply to a request for comment.
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