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		schabernakk on March 27, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Killing hackers is justified in cyber warfare, say... There are some conspiracy theories floating around the deaths of Boris Floricic [1] and Karl Koch [2]. Especially the latter one is often connected to the KGB due to his involvement as a hacker during the cold war. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_%28hacker%29 [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Koch_%28hacker%29

adventured on March 27, 2013 [–]

Wasn't familiar with them. The notion that Koch burned himself to death with gasoline as a means of suicide is absurd.

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