Cyber-security and activist, Jacob Appelbaum, recently announced his departure from the Tor Project. Appelbaum's exit was confirmed in a statement posted on the non-profit's official blog.

Appelbaum, who along with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange co-authored the book Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet, officially left the Tor Project on May 25.

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On Sunday, the Tor Project confirmed that the reason for Appelbaum's departure stems from "allegations of sexual mistreatment," against him.

The Tor Project blog post reads, "We do not know exactly what happened here. We don't have all the facts, and we are undertaking several actions to determine them as best as possible. We're also not an investigatory body, and we are uncomfortable making judgments about people's private behaviors."

Following his exit from the Tor Project, Appelbaum only shared a single tweet on May 27 that read: "Changing of the guards."

Journalist Meredith Patterson accused Appelbaum of multiple allegations of sexual assault on Friday. However, the exact details of the allegations have yet to cross the public domain.

Additionally, Meredith said that the accusers could publicize their case within the next few days and due to the sensitivity of the accusations, the Tor Project decided to cut its connections with Appelbaum.

Following the announcement from the Tor Project, a website where people can post any allegations against Appelbaum went live on the Internet. The website collected and published about half a dozen anonymous stories vis-à-vis Appelbaum's sexual misconduct.

Appelbaum is considered a rockstar in the hacker community. Back in 2010, he publicly admitted that he was a collaborator on WikiLeaks, when the whistleblower website was pushing out massive quantities of leaks and confidential information from the United States State Department and the Pentagon. The Rolling Stone magazine later described Appelbaum as "the most dangerous man in cyberspace."

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