From: Virus Guy <Virus@Guy.C0M>

Police Stumped In Search For Missing Wikileaks-Linked Cybersecurity Expert

09/16/2018

Nobody has heard from cybersecurity expert and occasional Wikileaks 
collaborator Arjen Kamphuis since he checked out of his hotel in Bodo, 
Norway one month ago.

https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files...

In the intervening weeks, items purportedly belonging to Kamphuis, 
including his ID and a recently purchased kayak, were discovered by a 
local fisherman 50 kilometers from his hotel. While this would at first 
seem to suggest some type of fatal accident, in a strange twist, 
authorities say that both Kamphuis' work and mobile phones were briefly 
switched on more than 1,700 km from Bodo 10 days after Kamphuis - who is 
Dutch and was purportedly traveling back to Amsterdam when he 
disappeared - was seen leaving his hotel.

But despite authorities best efforts, there are still more questions 
than answers, as the Guardian makes clear in a story about Kamphuis' 
disappearance. Though police have suspiciously insisted that Kamphuis' 
disappearance had nothing to do with the fact that Bodo houses a 
Norwegian military airbase, or that the country's secret cyber defense 
operations were situated not far from where Kamphuis was staying.


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     Police have denied any connection between Kamphuis's disappearance 
and the fact that Bod° houses a Norwegian military airbase, and that 
buried deep inside a nearby mountain is a major part of the Scandinavian 
country's secret cyber defence operations.

     With an internet campaign using the hashtag #FindArjen to locate 
him, unconfirmed sightings of Kamphuis have also been reported in 
Sweden, Denmark, Germany and several parts of Norway.
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To the consternation of Kamphuis' friends and family, who are apparently 
hoping that he merely decided to take a break from society for a little 
while, Wikileaks has ratcheted up suspicion by floating several theories 
and highlighted several suspicious developments, including the fact that 
the Norwegian military have reportedly joined the search.


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Norwegian military to help in search for @ArjenKamphuis #findArjen 
https://t.co/bHblCJVKmZ

ù WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) September 15, 2018
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The grassroots campaign to find him has been spread with the help of the 
hashtag #FindArjen.

As rumors and speculation about his disappearance intensify, Kamphuis' 
loved ones have pushed back against so-called conspiracy theories that 
he may have been on a secret mission on behalf of Wikileaks, or that he 
may have been targeted by Russian or Western intelligence. Meanwhile, 
unconfirmed sightings have been reported in Germany, Denmark and Norway.

Officially, Norwegian police believe his disappearance could be linked 
to one of three possibilities.


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     Police said on Thursday they were "holding all possibilities open 
in respect to what might have happened" to Kamphuis and pursuing three 
distinct lines of inquiry: a "voluntary disappearance" including a 
possible suicide; an accident; or foul play.
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Some of Kamphuis' friends told the Guardian that he has gone "off the 
grid" before, and that they remain hopeful that he will surface when he 
feels ready.


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     Carlo said Kamphuis had "gone off grid before. It can be good for 
the soul. I was worried before, and it is worrying now. But I have 
strong faith he will come back into the welcoming arms of his friends 
when he is ready, in his own time." Van der Leest told Dutch radio that 
while Kamphuis "certainly didn't come across as someone who was planning 
to be away for a long time. He had lots of appointments."
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Though reports that he purchased a kayak and told a salesperson that he 
was heading to the Norwegian fjords have left many concerned that he may 
have encountered some trouble while he was out.


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     Dutch police have said Kamphuis bought a foldable kayak before 
leaving the Netherlands, telling the salesman who sold it to him that he 
was planning on going canoeing in the fjords.

     Other friends said Kamphuis was no daredevil. "If he's heading into 
dangerous territory, he always seeks out company," Helma de Boer told 
NRC Handelsblad. "And he always has good equipment. His motto is: 
'better safe than sorry.'"
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Still, it's worth considering that Kamphuis has helped Wikileaks and 
many other organizations - some controversial, some not - thwart 
intelligence agencies and other prying organizations. That type of work 
could help a man make enemies who are both motivated and resourceful 
(doubly so if he was caught doing some unauthorized snooping). Then 
again, there's also the possibility that he may have tried to fake his 
own death - leaving his possessions in the water on purpose to convince 
authorities that he drowned. But one would think that such a talented 
cybersecurity engineer would understand the risks of using his phone.

On the other hand, if he was engaged in some type of clandestine errand, 
why draw more attention to himself by continuing to make daily headlines?

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-15/pol...
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