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German Man Confesses to Hacking of Public Figures’ Data - sunjester - 01-08-2019
![[Image: merlin_148740324_7323b8c7-9c27-43f1-82ff...&auto=webp]](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/01/08/world/08Germany/merlin_148740324_7323b8c7-9c27-43f1-82ff-aca8af88b2b1-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)
Quote:Personal information about hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, was leaked by an anonymous Twitter account. None of those lawmakers were from the far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/world/europe/germany-hacking-arrest.html