mo4ch:>Russian involvement? ‘Nein’: Massive leak of German politicians’ data traced | Mo4ch News

It took German authorities two days to make an arrest over the massive leak of domestic politicians’ personal data. And it seems there is no Kremlin connection involved, despite expectations to the contrary.In December, two now-blocked Twitter accounts were used to publish links to caches of personal data of German politicians in the style of an advent calendar. Almost 1,000 public figures were targeted, including Chancellor Angela Merkel. The leaks however remained unnoticed until January, when they were reported by major media outlets.While some speculated that the security breach may have been the latest ‘Russian hybrid attack on Western democracies’, the reality seems to be much simpler.On Tuesday, Germany’s Federal Crime Office (BKA) updated the public on the investigation, which was launched on Friday and produced an alleged perpetrator on Sunday.He is a 20-year-old student, who lives with his parents in the central state of Hesse, they said. The young man was detained and appar…