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Phishing-Angriff: Hacker dringen in CDU-Account ein und senden Mail an Merz

Die Zeit17 October 2026, 14:24 UTC

Vom E‑Mail-Konto der CDU Heilbronn haben Hacker Tausende Phishing-Nachrichten an Politiker verschickt, auch an den Kanzler. Die Polizei geht von einer Betrugsmasche aus.

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