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Massive Amount of AfD Data Illegally Migrated: The "Alternative for Germany" apparently suffered a data leak. Among other things, 421,000 emails were published - ...
heise.de/news/Massenhaft-AfD-Daten-widerrechtlich-migriert-11493666.html
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Fine could be looming: Report: AfD apparently documented thousands of donor data over years
n-tv.de/politik/Bericht-AfD-dokumentierte-offenbar-Tausende-Spenderdaten-ueber-Jahre-id31519541.html
Leak at far-right party: Justice Minister Hubig wants to use emails when examining a ban on the AfD
spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/afd-verbot-stefanie-hubig-will-e-mails-bei-pruefung-fuer-antrag-nutzen-a-e340c29d-e222-4ee6-8299-320a906dc468
Paid articlePaywall AfD Leaks: “We have the Office for the Protection of the Constitution at our door!”
sueddeutsche.de/politik/afd-leaks-alice-weidel-verfassungsschutz-verbotsverfahren-li.3571118
Why the big “AfD leak” fizzles out - | the reason is inconvenient for AfD opponents
freitag.de/autoren/sebastian-friedrich/afd-leaks-um-alice-weidel-was-400-000-gehackte-mails-wirklich-veraendern-koennen
Paid articlePaywall Hundreds of thousands of emails: Five insights from the AfD leak: It's about money, Russia, or connections to the far-right scene: The investigations into ...
spiegel.de/politik/afd-leak-das-sind-bislang-die-wichtigsten-fuenf-erkenntnisse-a-49c23778-b694-40c1-9e3a-3dd993c51119
"We must not tolerate such primitive behavior from members under any circumstances."
morgenpost.de/politik/article413549396/duerfen-derartiges-primitivstes-verhalten-von-mitgliedern-auf-keinen-fall-tolerieren.html
Lünen AfD city councilor mentioned in AfD leaks: "Unworthy of a candidate": More than 400,000 AfD emails were published after a hack. They contained posts by a ...
hellwegeranzeiger.de/luenen/afd-leaks-luenen-afd-ratsherr-denis-fellner-rassistische-posts-skandal-grubendorfer-holzwickede-w1267756-1001809393/
Paid articlePaywall “People then show solidarity with us because we are once again the poor victim”: Leaked emails from AfD accounts show how the party has changed since its ...
focusplus.de/politik/leute-solidarisieren-dann-mit-uns-weil-wieder-arme-opfer-sind-19214
Paid articlePaywall Data leak: AfD apparently traveled to Syria with the help of Hezbollah and Russia
handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/datenleck-afd-reiste-wohl-mithilfe-der-hisbollah-und-russland-nach-syrien/100264021.html
Key FactsInternal Emails Shed Light on AfD Trip to Syria
Oct 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: handelsblatt.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: handelsblatt.com
- Hackers published more than 420,000 emails in mid-October after attacking a service provider used by the AfD.
- M. wrote internally that Hezbollah was to take the group to the border and Russians were to organize onward travel.
- The group included four Bundestag members, two North Rhine-Westphalia state lawmakers and Münster AfD functionary Steffen Christ.
- AfD deputy leader Georg Pazderski called internally for clarification that the group had no mandate from the party.
All in all: irresponsible and pointless.— Peter M., then the AfD’s security officer, in an email about the AfD group’s trip to Syria in March 2018.
Illegal donations from Switzerland - | Didn't Weidel tell the whole truth?: The AfD leak could shed new light on an AfD donation scandal that seemed to be ...
tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/afd-leak-weidel-100.html
Key FactsAfD Data Breach Raises Questions About Donations and Far-Right Incidents
Oct 23, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nzz.ch
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nzz.ch
- Since early this week, nearly 420,000 internal emails from 2013 to 2026 have been accessible online.
- NDR and WDR report that some emails may indicate Alice Weidel knew earlier about Swiss donations.
- A digitally signed email dated April 10, 2025, concerns an alleged far-right incident in Bottrop and an expulsion application.
- The AfD confirmed the attack, declined authenticity inquiries, and announced cooperation with federal and state authorities.
Whoever uses the stolen data is effectively condoning a crime.— AfD (party), in a statement on the data leak
Leaked AfD emails: What we know and what we don't: What data was stolen from AfD emails by hackers? And what legal consequences could follow – | including ...
zdfheute.de/politik/afd-mails-leak-was-wir-wissen-was-nicht-100.html
OpinionFAQ on the AfD Leak: What Happens Next: Hackers have published hundreds of thousands of AfD emails. Initial allegations are being clarified ...
taz.de/Fragen-und-Antworten-zum-AfD-Leak/!6223805/
Strategies, bank statements, and address lists: What's in the AfD leak: Hackers have published a large collection of AfD data. CORRECTIV has reviewed parts ...
correctiv.org/aktuelles/afd/2026/10/21/afd-leak-datenleck-hexane-uebersicht/
AfD Leak: Would the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution be allowed to use the data?
echo-online.de/politik/politik-rheinland-pfalz/afd-leak-duerfte-der-verfassungsschutz-die-daten-nutzen-6567273
"Muslims", "Monster Merkel": What is known so far about the massive hack against the AfD
n-tv.de/politik/Was-zum-Riesen-Hack-gegen-die-AfD-bisher-bekannt-ist-id31438590.html
Key FactsAfD Hack Exposes Alleged Internal Communications
Oct 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- The publicly accessible datasets are said to contain emails spanning 2014 through 12 September 2026.
- According to the website, the released collection also contains 39,000 attachments and 49,000 documents.
- The AfD confirmed an attack on a hosting provider and said the publication was currently under review.
- The attacker remains unidentified, while the data has not yet undergone independent verification.
Data leak at the AfD: Almost all MPs from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are affected
ostsee-zeitung.de/mecklenburg-vorpommern/afd-leak-hackerangriff-auf-e-mail-konten-fast-alle-abgeordneten-aus-mv-betroffen-V5K6Q4O4YRCILPD32YRR3VI3QE.html
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