“Hackers spread data on German politicians”

“Hackers on the network laid out sensitive information about hundreds of German politicians, including chancellor Angela Merkel, reports the German media.”

“the Tv channel ARD reports that data on hundreds of politicians have been published on a twitter account, including e-mail addresses, private letters and copies of id cards. Who or what is behind it is not known, or what there is of motive.”

“the Newspaper Rheinische Post writes that both Merkel and president Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a victim of the leak.”

“Sources in the BSI, the German federal agency for IT security, says to the newspaper Bild that the German government’s computer network is not affected. The authority has launched an investigation.”