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Computer science student arrested in Unterföhring: he threatened to be attacked online

2020-05-28T18:55:25.053Z


A 25-year-old computer science student was arrested in Unterföhring for his anti-Semitic and hateful postings. He had also threatened attacks.


A 25-year-old computer science student was arrested in Unterföhring for his anti-Semitic and hateful postings. He had also threatened attacks.

  • A 25-year-old was arrested in Unterföhring for threatening attacks on social networks .
  • He had also  posted anti-Semitic and hateful articles .
  • With the help of his IT skills, he tried to keep his location secret.
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Unterföhring - He is said to be the author of anti-Semitic hatred postings in social networks and even threatened with armed attacks: Now the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office ( LKA) and cyber investigators have arrested a 25-year-old computer science student in Unterföhring.

Since mid-April 2020, the central office Cybercrime Bayern, located at the Bamberg Attorney General's Office, and the State Criminal Police Office have been investigating the student from the Munich district , who posted several anti-Semitic and hateful articles on a social network, occasionally communicating thoughts about committing attacks using firearms and explosives should have. In one of the posts, according to an LKA press release, he is said to have stated that he had access to firearms.

After several weeks of intensive research and investigation by the investigators, a concrete suspicion against the 25-year-old German citizen was confirmed. Due to his studies, the accused has extensive knowledge of anonymization and encryption techniques . So he veiled his so-called identity and whereabouts using so-called VPN services and spoofing techniques. But the investigators found out about him, they were able to find out both his personal details and where he lived.

Computer science student can be arrested without resistance - LKA ensures evidence

And so the 25-year-old was arrested on Wednesday, May 27, in Unterföhring without any resistance. During the searches of the apartments he used in Passau and in the Munich district, numerous IT devices and extensive data material were secured , which the investigators will now evaluate.

As reported by the State Criminal Police Office, the accused is accused of several incitements . The law provides for a fine or imprisonment of up to five years. Despite the intensely used methods of concealment and anonymization, the specialists of the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office and the Central Office Cybercrime Bavaria succeeded in discovering clues that the student was actually the perpetrator. The investigation is ongoing.

However , according to the police, no evidence was found that the suspect could actually have firearms and explosives . At the current stage of the investigation, it is not assumed that he actually planned corresponding attacks.

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Source: merkur

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