Felix "fx" Lindner has died (blog.recurity-labs.com)
114 points by is_taken 7 hours ago
_pdp_ 5 hours ago
What sad news.
I met FX many years ago during a Black Hat event. At the time, I was working on a class of vulnerabilities related to zip archives. Not only did he know exactly what I was on to, but he was able to articulate the actual issue and explain what was happening behind the scenes and why my exploit was working.
A true legend.
nbk_2000 5 hours ago
It's been a long time, but I've always cherished our late night conversations at the Alexis Park. Truly a great hacker. RIP my friend
sllabres 4 hours ago
I'm really sad, even if I never met him personally and only knew him from his talks, his software and of course his blog.
I had hoped that after his illness he would be granted some time for personal life and recovery — which makes this news all the more shocking.
Deeg9rie9usi 2 hours ago
FX != fefe
sllabres an hour ago
Thanks for the clarification
pigeons 5 hours ago
His excitement and deep interest in things from cisco to web security to life was inspiring.
kriro 5 hours ago
Loved his CISCO talks. RIP.
synack 4 hours ago
One of my favorite DEF CON talks https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2017/DEF%20CON%2017%20vid...
a2800276 4 hours ago
Very sad news to hear. People of his caliber are sorely needed in the community. My condolences to everyone close to fefe.
pentamassiv 4 hours ago
Fefe is a different person
a2800276 an hour ago
Yes, I mistyped, Freudian slip. And I can't edit or delete anymore. I'm terribly sorry.
KellyCriterion 3 hours ago
Came here to ask the same question / conclusion.
It was thin to find out the differences between the two.
Though, FeFe also suffered some health issues lately, IIRC?
davrosthedalek 3 hours ago
BoredPositron 5 hours ago
World got a little darker today. Rip my friend.
alexcos 4 hours ago
Reminds me of the Pirates of the Caribbean quote: "The world used to be a bigger place." "The world's still the same. There's just... less in it."
c0l0 5 hours ago
A true hero and legend. RIP.
GabrielTFS 3 hours ago
Sad news. I wonder if his projects (e.g. dietlibc) will continue development or not...
NoiseBert69 3 hours ago
fefe = Felix von Leitner
fx = Felix Lindner
Please don't mix up the names and nicknames.
Both are highly renowned security experts.
nwellnhof 3 hours ago
The dietlibc author is a different person but with a very similar name.
Deeg9rie9usi 3 hours ago
FX != fefe
kan0r 2 hours ago
Sad news.
hcbdbdrb 4 hours ago
While he was a dividing personality with strong opinions, he had his heart in the right place
RIP
TonyTrapp 4 hours ago
Dividing? Are you sure you are not thinking of fefe, who has a somewhat similar real name?
cc-d 4 hours ago
I never really knew felix, but mob says he was a pretty cool guy, and we miss him already.
Thank you felix for everything you did for mob :)
krater23 4 hours ago
fuck
cc-d 4 hours ago
fugg
KellyCriterion 3 hours ago
vakk
ephou7 4 hours ago
He was a good hacker but also a HUGE, arrogant jerk who treated a lot of people quite badly.
cc-d 3 hours ago
What do you mean by this?
Are you sure it was him? And not an external, perhaps undocumented and extremely illegal, system affecting his actions and behaviour?