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Chaos Computer Club

Germany based hackers organization
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Chaos Computer Club

Summary

Chaos Computer Club is an advocacy group[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of advocacy_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,765 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to Chaos Computer Club is BTX-Hack[3].
  • A notable work attributed to Chaos Computer Club is Datenklo[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Chaos Computer Club is Hackerbibel[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Chaos Computer Club is Q516804[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Chaos Computer Club is Chaos Communication Camp[7].
  • Chaos Computer Club was a member of European Digital Rights[8].
  • Chaos Computer Club was a member of German Youth Hostel Association[9].
  • Chaos Computer Club was a member of Initiative Transparent Civil Society[10].
  • Chaos Computer Club is in the country of Germany[11].
  • Chaos Computer Club's instance of is recorded as advocacy group[12].
  • Chaos Computer Club's instance of is recorded as voluntary association[13].
  • Chaos Computer Club's instance of is recorded as association[14].
  • Chaos Computer Club's instance of is recorded as computer club[15].
  • Chaos Computer Club's instance of is recorded as organization[16].
  • Chaos Computer Club's founder is recorded as Wau Holland[17].
  • Chaos Computer Club's founder is recorded as Steffen Wernéry[18].
  • Chaos Computer Club's founder is recorded as Klaus Schleisiek[19].
  • Chaos Computer Club's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg[20].
  • Chaos Computer Club's child organization or unit is recorded as Chaos Computer Club Berlin[21].
  • Chaos Computer Club's child organization or unit is recorded as Chaos Computer Club Munich[22].
  • Chaos Computer Club's child organization or unit is recorded as Chaospott[23].
  • Chaos Computer Club's child organization or unit is recorded as Chaos Computer Club Dresden[24].
  • Chaos Computer Club's child organization or unit is recorded as Chaos Computer Club Veranstaltungsgesellschaft[25].
  • Chaos Computer Club's Commons category is recorded as Chaos Computer Club[26].
  • Chaos Computer Club's website account on is recorded as App.net[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Wau Holland[17], Steffen Wernéry[18], and Klaus Schleisiek[19]. September 12, 1981 marks the founding of Chaos Computer Club[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as West Berlin[29].

Identity

Chaos Computer Club's official name is recorded as it[30]. Its short name is recorded as CCC[31].

Operations

Chaos Computer Club's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg[20]. Subsidiaries include Chaos Computer Club Berlin[21], a hackspace[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1995[34], headquartered in Marienstraße[35]; Chaos Computer Club Munich[22], a hackspace[36], in Germany[37], founded in 2008[38]; Chaospott[23], a voluntary association[39], in Germany[40], founded in 2010[41]; Chaos Computer Club Dresden[24], an advocacy group[42], in Germany[43], founded in 2005[44], headquartered in Zentralwerk[45]; and Chaos Computer Club Veranstaltungsgesellschaft[25], a nonprofit organization[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1999[48], headquartered in Berlin[49].

Why It Matters

Chaos Computer Club ranks in the top 4% of advocacy_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,765 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

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Bernd Fix Constanze Kurz Daniel Domscheit-Berg Edward Snowden Felix von Leitner Frank Rieger Germany Günther Leue information security Manuel Atug Martin Scharm organization Rüdiger Weis Timo Homburg Tim Pritlove Tron Wau Holland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 29d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member count → {'amount': '+6300'}, {'amount': '+7810'}, {'amount': '+8436'}
    Child organization or unit → Chaos Computer Club Berlin, Chaos Computer Club Munich, Chaospott +2
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