I wrote about it here:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nikcub.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;analyzing-fbi-explanation-silk-road&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nikcub.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;analyzing-fbi-explanation-silk-...</a><p>The FBI argument was &#x27;leaky CAPTCHA&#x27;. The defense argument was that the application was hacked. The most likely scenario is an info leak or debug page as Ross was known to live edit&#x2F;debug the application.<p>This evidence wasn&#x27;t tested in court on 4th amendment grounds since the defense didn&#x27;t demonstrate ownership of the server:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;10&#x2F;silk-road-judge-technicality&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;10&#x2F;silk-road-judge-technicality&#x2F;</a>