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German Police Identify Suspect Behind Massive Data Leak
2019-01-09 13:48

Anger at Politicians and Public Figures Allegedly Motivated 20-Year-Old SuspectGerman police arrested a 20-year-old student - living at home with his parents - who they say confessed to leaking...

Make a SAP decision: Apply these security fixes if you're using German giant's software
2019-01-09 00:58

11 patches ship on Patch Tuesday While you were sighing your way through Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, enterprise vendor SAP slid 11 security advisories under your door.…

German, 20, Confesses to Massive Data Hack Spurred by 'Annoyance'
2019-01-08 16:06

German authorities on Tuesday said a 20-year-old hacker had confessed to stealing and leaking private data from hundreds of politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, because he was...

German 'student' said to have confessed to mass hack of local German politicians
2019-01-08 12:56

Case not linked to international spying, reckon sources. Hmmm A 20-year-old German man has confessed to what that country's media is calling "the Hacker Attack", a years-long data exfiltration...

Suspect, 20, Held Over Massive German Politician Data Hack
2019-01-08 11:11

German police said Tuesday they arrested a 20-year-old suspect in the case of private data stolen from hundreds of politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, and published online. read more

Hacker doxes hundreds of German politicians
2019-01-07 12:02

For over a month, hackers published data from hundreds of German politicians in a Twitter advent calendar - a massive government assault.

German IT Security Agency Defends Response in Hacking Case
2019-01-07 06:59

Germany’s IT security agency on Saturday defended its response to the leaking of hundreds of politicians’ private information, after lawmakers accused it of failing to inform them quickly enough. read more

Hackers Leak Hundreds of German Politicians' Personal Data
2019-01-04 18:18

Chancellor Angela Merkel Among the Victims of Massive Hack Attack and Data LeakHundreds of members of the German parliament, including the country's chancellor, Angela Merkel, as well as multiple...

Wide-Ranging German Doxxing Incident Hits Hundreds of Politicians
2019-01-04 16:23

It's not clear why the data release wasn't noticed earlier.

Hackers Leak Personal Data from Hundreds of German Politicians On Twitter
2019-01-04 14:03

Germany has been hit with the biggest hack in its history. A group of unknown hackers has leaked highly-sensitive personal data from more than 100 German politicians, including German Chancellor...