Phone numbers, addresses, as well as private messages of German politicians, journalist and celeberties have been stolen and uploaded online by unnamed hackers. The massive leak affected all political parties except the AfD.
German politicians and prominent newsmakers have fallen victim of what appears a brazen hack attack on their private data. Hundreds of MPs and government officials had their contacts, home addresses, chat entries and personal messages hijacked and uploaded to a Twitter account in several packages.
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The leaks weren’t limited to contact information, as photographs of their IDs, letters, and even credit cards information emerged online. The majority of them only featured private data and didn’t include anything relating to politics.
Nevertheless, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier were among those affected, according to local media. Among the information published were letters sent by Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to Chancellor Merkel. Other leaks, for instance, featured a chat exchange between Robert Habeck, leader of the Greens, and his wife and children.
Yet, a government spokeswoman was quick to reassure that no sensitive information or documents of chancellery were affected by the incident.
The rightwing Alternative for Germany was the sole exception from the leak. But there is no information that links any of the party’s supporters to the leak.
The Federal Office for Information and Technical Security (BSI) had confirmed the data breach, saying it liaises with other agencies on the issue. “According to current information, government [computer] networks are not affected,” it added.
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Source : RT - Daily news
Massive hack sees private data stolen from 100s of German politicians, journalists & celebrities
Massive hack sees private data stolen from 100s of German politicians, journalists & celebrities
