Fresh questions are erupting after a cloud server reportedly containing backup recordings from Jeffrey Epstein’s private island was suddenly deactivated, just as online investigators began zeroing in on its existence.
Newly released emails from the latest tranche of Epstein Files revealed that the disgraced financier allegedly ensured secret camera recordings from his “Pedophile Island” in the Caribbean were backed up online.
While much of the evidence was believed to have been sabotaged by Epstein, the recordings backed up in the couple were data that could not simply be destroyed by smashing hard drives.
According to the emails, a Logitech cloud server housed camera footage from Epstein’s Little Saint James property, often referred to as “LSJ,” raising the possibility that recordings may still exist outside of physical devices previously seized or destroyed.
The IT Manager and the Cloud Trail
The technician who installed recording equipment on Epstein’s island in 2014, Jermaine Ruan, reportedly handled cameras and networking systems at the property and later transitioned the island’s infrastructure to Ubiquiti equipment beginning in late 2017.
Ruan was later named as a $1 million beneficiary in Epstein’s trust and now works for the U.S. Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections.
Ruan appears to be a trusted partner of Epstein’s, involved in helping to build massive underground complexes and complex tech.
Ruan inherited $1m from Epstein’s estate on his “death.”
This is someone Congress could call for answers right now. So why haven’t they? pic.twitter.com/wVFh8uHip0
— Dissident Media (@DissidentMedia) February 18, 2026
One email, reportedly sent from Ruan to Epstein, read:
“Hi Boss, the web interface works well.
“I set the site up on your chillax computer.”
Ruan included a link to a Logitech website and login credentials referencing “lsj” for Little Saint James and the password “#1island.”
“I will come up a solution for carrying the camera’s wireless signal outside,” the message concluded.
The existence of a Logitech cloud backup quickly drew attention online.
On Wednesday, the X account for ZeroHedge tagged the FBI and Director Kash Patel, writing:
“Dear FBI and FBI Director Kash Patel, there is a Logitech cloud server that has recordings from cameras on Epstein’s island (installer Jermaine Ruan now works for the USVI Bureau of Corrections), the kind that Epstein couldn’t destroy.
“Not to do your job, but can you subpoena it?”
Dear @FBI and @FBIDirectorKash there is a Logitech cloud server that has recordings from cameras on Epstein's island (installer Jermaine Ruan now works for the USVI Bureau of Corrections), the kind that Epstein couldn't destroy.
Not to do your job, but can you subpoena it? pic.twitter.com/5v5q1RD2NW
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 26, 2026
In a follow-up post, ZeroHedge revealed that Ruan “now works as a tech guy” for “the US Government.”
The post linked to his profile and asked that he be brought in for questioning.
Also, since Epstein's IT manager Jermaine Ruan installed most of his Pedo Island recording devices and now works as a tech guy for, oh… the US Government – can you bring him in for a few questions? https://t.co/rR7ZM2ll0p https://t.co/35A2hEVYsq pic.twitter.com/FkINZX7VbL
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 26, 2026
Just hours after Internet users began circulating the information, Epstein’s Google Nest account, reportedly tied to the system, was deactivated on Thursday.
Hi @googlenest @Google did you just deactivate Jeffrey Epstein's Nest Account, lsjislandmanager@gmail.com?
It was working an hour ago.
Were you instructed to deactivate it? By whom? https://t.co/dvLuzdn9L0 pic.twitter.com/pU7OLfd6mp
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 26, 2026
Considering the account has remained active for years after Epstein’s death, the timing has fueled speculation.
Will the DOJ Move?
The sudden shutdown raises a critical question of whether the Trump administration will move swiftly to secure access to any surviving cloud-hosted footage.
With President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continuing to review Epstein-related records, attention is turning toward whether federal investigators will subpoena the cloud provider or question individuals with knowledge of the network configuration.
The possibility that recordings were stored remotely, beyond the reach of physical raids, adds a new dimension to long-running suspicions that Epstein may have used surveillance footage for leverage or blackmail.
Evidence Hidden Before the 2005 Raid
The server revelation comes as additional documents show Epstein secretly moved and concealed materials shortly before law enforcement raided his Palm Beach mansion in 2005.
According to newly surfaced records, Epstein hired private investigators to remove items from the property and store them in a Palm Beach storage locker before authorities executed search warrants.
Reportedly found inside that unit:
- Three computers
- 29 address books
- A three-page list of Florida masseuses
- Nude photographs believed to be of victims
- VHS tapes and DVDs containing content described as “eroticizing teenagers”
- Pornographic magazines
- An 8mm cassette tape allegedly showing footage of someone in a shower and a woman in lingerie
- A 2005 calendar, greeting cards, letters, and laboratory results
- Sex toys, body massagers, lingerie, and cash
- A concealed weapon permit
- A Harvard ID card
An inventory of the contents was reportedly emailed to Epstein and his lawyers in August 2009, just one month after his release from jail following his 2008 conviction on child sex crimes.
Investigators also noted that some computer-related material “appeared to be missing,” including equipment potentially linked to surveillance systems.
The Blackmail Question Returns
For years, victims and observers have questioned whether Epstein secretly recorded encounters inside his properties.
The existence of a cloud backup system, if verified, would intensify those concerns.
The abrupt deactivation of the alleged server only deepens the mystery.
Whether federal authorities move quickly to preserve any remaining data could determine whether critical evidence is recovered or lost for good.
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