Cyber attacks

Hackers maakten ruim 400.000 AfD-mails buit, ook van partijleider Weidel

NOS Nieuws20 October 2026, 21:25 UTC

De Duitse politieke partij AfD is slachtoffer van een hack. Volgens de krant Bild, die het nieuws als eerste meldde, hebben onbekenden meer dan 400.000 e-mails buitgemaakt, waaronder e-mails van partijleider Alice Weidel en oprichter en ere-voorzitter Alexander Gauland. De AfD bevestigt de hack. Volgens een woordvoerder hebben de onbekende daders bij een hostingprovider data van een beperkt aantal e-mailaccounts gekopieerd. De meeste daarvan zouden al jaren niet meer in gebruik zijn. De partij onderzoekt nog wat er precies aan data is ontvreemd. 49.000 documenten Volgen

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