Anton Cherepennikov, who provided the Kremlin’s wiretapping software, has been found dead. He would have suffered a cardiac arrest.
Another mysterious death joins Russian President Putin’s death list. Anton Cherepennikov’s Citadel Holding has been described as “a Russian wiretapping monopoly”. His company worked side by side with Putin’s feared security service, the FSB. Cherepenikov was found dead in Moscow. According to Russian media, the 40-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest.
murder is not excluded
Many were surprised by the death of the still young businessman. Doubts about the cause of death were raised, including by a longtime friend of Cherepennikov. He publicly stated, “I don’t think he died of cardiac arrest.” Because the cause of death of the businessman was announced even before the autopsy was carried out.
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“He was an absolutely key tool in Putin’s crackdown,” an opposition source told The Sun. “Your assassination of him cannot be ruled out because the security apparatus is desperate because of the failure of the war.” The 40-year-old was the founder of ICS Holding, which owned several IT companies. According to media reports, they would have monitored much of the data traffic in Russia.
All-Russian interception
The IT oligarch’s company was also largely responsible for monitoring the “Yarovaya” law. This obliges Russian telecommunications companies to keep audio recordings, videos and text files of their customers for six months. In addition, according to the Russian Telegram channel “Baza”, Cherepennikov provided software that should be installed by all companies. With so-called SORM programs, the authorities, mainly the FSB secret service, could access your data at any time – even without the company’s knowledge. The entrepreneur’s company would have made millions in profits.
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Anton Cherepennikov’s death follows that of billionaire oligarch Igor Kudryakov, a former government official and wealthy businessman. Thus, in just 48 hours, two high-ranking figures associated with the Putin regime were declared dead.
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