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Data breach

Over 420,000 AfD emails published after hosting provider hack

First reported · Last reported · 9 related reports

More than 420,000 emails were made public after the hosting provider of the German political party Alternative for Germany was hacked. The leaked material included leadership correspondence and records concerning finances, members and disciplinary matters. The party declined to verify the authenticity of individual emails and took legal action, and also became subject to an investigation over the leak of donor information.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Alternative for Germany (AfD)
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
More than 420,000 emails made public
Cause / method
Hack of the hosting provider
Location
Germany

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Timeline

  1. Alternative for Germany began investigating the publication of emails stolen in a cyber-attack.
  2. A claim emerged that the attacker had leaked 281 GB of data.
  3. It emerged that more than 420,000 emails had been made public and that the party had declined to verify individual emails and taken legal action.
  4. An investigation into the leak of donor information and potential costs running into millions of euros came to light.

9 related reports

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