Two brothers who graduated from MIT applied to exclude Google search records related to the "$25 million encryption theft case".

PANews reported on August 26 that two MIT graduates, Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, submitted a motion to exclude their Google search records as evidence in the federal court of Manhattan, New York, for allegedly stealing 25 million USD in encryption assets through a Blockchain vulnerability. The prosecution attempted to use their searches for “top encryption lawyers” and “wire fraud statute of limitations” to prove criminal intent, but the defense argued that these searches occurred during attorney consultations and are protected by attorney-client privilege. This case is considered the first criminal case involving an MEV-boost Blockchain vulnerability, and if convicted, the two could face a maximum of 20 years in prison for each charge. U.S. District Judge Jessica G.L. Clarke will decide whether these search records can be used as evidence of a crime or merely reflect reasonable legal consulting behavior.