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Politicians' All-Star Password Picks: '123' and 'ILoveYou'German officials say the suspect behind the mega-leak of politicians' and celebrities' personal details exploited their weak passwords to...

German police are seeking your help in gathering information related to a MAC address that could lead to the cell phone device used by a DHL blackmailer who last year parceled out bombs at...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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

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...