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Germany’s far-right AfD hit by mass e-mail theft

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Hackers stole over 421,000 emails from members of the German far-right AfD party in September. The stolen data included messages from co-leader Alice Weidel and co-founder Alexander Gauland, as well as personal information like ID photos and bank statements from some local branches. A website published summaries of the stolen emails but not the full content. The AfD confirmed that an email service provider used by the party was targeted and stated that all affected users were informed after detecting and stopping the attack quickly.

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On October 23, emails from a trove of over 420,000 hacked internal emails of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party revealed inconsistencies with statements made by party leader Alice Weidel regarding an illegal campaign donation. The hack, which occurred in September and was confirmed by the AfD to AFP on October 20, compromised e-mail accounts used by Weidel and co-founder Alexander Gauland. According to Der Spiegel's analysis of these emails, Weidel knew about planned donations linked to her 2017 federal election campaign weeks earlier than she previously claimed. The scandal involves €132,000 ($147,800) in donations through Swiss intermediaries and highlights issues surrounding party financing.

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The AfD confirmed to AFP that an e-mail service provider used by the party had been targeted, and “a small number of e-mail accounts – most of which had not been used for years – were apparently copied unlawfully”.

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Germany’s far-right AfD hit by mass e-mail theft · assertive framing

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Germany’s far-right AfD hit by mass e-mail theft BERLIN – asserted

AfD → hit → theft

Hackers broke into e-mail accounts belonging to members of Germany’s far-right AfD and stole large numbers of messages, the party said on Oct 20. asserted

party → break → Oct

More than 421,000 e-mails were taken in the attack in September, including messages sent by party co-leader Alice Weidel and co-founder Alexander Gauland, Bild daily reported. asserted

Bild → take → Weidel

A website published what it said were summaries of some of the e-mails but not the original messages. asserted

it → publish → mails

Bild said the published messages included photos of ID cards of some party members, as well as bank statements, membership applications and membership lists from some local AfD branches. asserted

messages → say → branches

most → confirm → years

“This attack was quickly detected and stopped, and all users were subsequently informed accordingly,” said an AfD statement. asserted

statement → detect → ?

The party said it was reviewing what had been published online. asserted

what → say → ?

The anti-immigration, Russia-friendly AfD is topping national opinion polls and came first in two state elections last month, comfortably ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s centre-right CDU. asserted

AfD → top → CDU

The party scored its biggest win in Saxony-Anhalt, where it hopes to form Germany’s first far-right state government since World War II. asserted

it → score → II