Adafruit Receives Demand Letter from Fenwick Legal Counsel on Behalf of Flux.ai
Adafruit has received a legal demand letter from Flux.ai threatening litigation over the publication of an article regarding Flux's intellectual property and business practices. Adafruit has temporarily paused its blog updates while reviewing the legal claims, which include allegations of defamation and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Why it matters
This case highlights the tension between corporate legal threats and the role of independent journalism in reporting on public security and technical disclosures.
Adafruit received at 10:38 p.m. ET on May 22, 2026 a letter from former FBI chief of staff, Jonathan F. Lenzner, and partner at Fenwick West LLP, counsel for Flux, demanding, among other things, that Adafruit refrain from publishing an article addressing what the letter characterizes as false and potentially defamatory claims about Flux, including statements about Flux s intellectual property, commercial traction and user base.
The article presents Adafruit's perspective on the legal threat while maintaining a factual tone regarding the receipt of the letter.
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