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FBI Investigates Anarchist Dr. Chaos Linked to Cyanide and Cybercrime

Calendar Apr 09, 2002 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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cybercrime hacker investigation computer crime FBI inquiry cyanide allegations anarchist 2600 magazine
A 25-year-old anarchist who goes by the moniker "Dr. Chaos" is not only accused of being a potential cyanide-terrorist. The FBI also believes that Joseph Konopka, charged with illegally possessing sodium cyanide and potassium cyanide, is a nefarious computer hacker with ties to 2600 magazine. . . . A 25-year-old anarchist who goes by the moniker "Dr. Chaos" is not only accused of being a potential cyanide-terrorist. The FBI also believes that Joseph Konopka, charged with illegally possessing sodium cyanide and potassium cyanide, is a nefarious computer hacker with ties to 2600 magazine.

On Friday, about nine FBI agents swooped down on a public gathering of hackers loosely associated with 2600 and interrogated attendees about subway tunnels in Chicago, Illinois, where Konopka allegedly stashed over a pound of poison.

"He had met with members of this group once or more than once in the past," Ross Rice, a spokesman for the Chicago FBI office, said on Monday.

On the first Friday of every month, self-described hackers in scores of cities convene for 2600 meetings -- events that are part social gathering, part tech-tip swapping and sometimes a recruitment opportunity for local Internet firms.

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