Boris Floricic
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 Boris Floricic    (Hacker, Murdered Hacker) | |
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| Born | 8 June 1972 |
| Died | 17 October 1998 (Age 26) Berlin |
Cause of death | Hanging? |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Berlin |
| Victim of | Premature death |
| Interests | Cryptography |
German hacker/phreaker with strong interest in cryptography found dead in a park. Ruled a suicide. | |
Boris Floricic was a German hacker who invented the first telephone with inbuilt encryption.
Sudden Death
Floricic disappeared on 17 October 1998 and was found dead in a local park in Britz in the Neukölln district of Berlin on 22 October[1] after being hanged from a waistbelt wrapped around his neck. The cause of death was officially recorded as suicide.
Some of his peers in the Chaos Computer Club, as well as his family members and some outside critics, have been vocal in their assertions that Floricic was murdered;[2] most likely by American intelligence to prevent the license production of the Cryptofon.[3]
External links
- Wiki entry (in German) with a lot of detailed information (Archive)
- Website dedicated to him: tronland.de
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References
- ↑ zdnet.co.uk: "High-stakes hacking, Euro-style", by Bob Sullivan, 2000-10-25
- ↑ Hudson, David (28 December 1998). "Out of Chaos Comes Order". Wired.
- ↑ "Important to him was the further development of the cryptophone to the point of licensed production. For further laboratory work, he could choose between seven locations offered to him. He was leaning towards Berlin, but a final choice had not yet been made." - http://www.tronland.de/
