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German politicians' personal data leaked online
Source: The Guardian
German politicians’ personal data leaked online
Huge cache of documents published daily in December but came to light only on Thursday
Josie Le Blond in Berlin
Fri 4 Jan 2019 12.29 GMT
Sensitive data belonging to hundreds of German politicians has been leaked online via a Twitter account.
The huge cache of documents seen by German media included personal phone numbers and addresses, internal party documents, credit card details and private chats.
The government spokeswoman Martina Fietz confirmed on Friday the leak affected politicians of all levels, including from the European parliament, German parliament and regional parliaments.
“The German government is taking this incident very seriously,” she said.
The documents were published online via Twitter in December but came to light only when reports emerged on Thursday night.
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Huge cache of documents published daily in December but came to light only on Thursday
Josie Le Blond in Berlin
Fri 4 Jan 2019 12.29 GMT
Sensitive data belonging to hundreds of German politicians has been leaked online via a Twitter account.
The huge cache of documents seen by German media included personal phone numbers and addresses, internal party documents, credit card details and private chats.
The government spokeswoman Martina Fietz confirmed on Friday the leak affected politicians of all levels, including from the European parliament, German parliament and regional parliaments.
“The German government is taking this incident very seriously,” she said.
The documents were published online via Twitter in December but came to light only when reports emerged on Thursday night.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/04/german-politicians-personal-data-hacked-and-posted-online
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