Massive German data hack 'a scary moment for our democracy, ' says affected MP

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https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/massive-german-data-hack-a-scary-moment-for-our-democracy-says-affected-mp-1.4966770

CBC Radio
January 4, 2019

German MP Franziska Brantner just found out that hackers published her 
personal phone number and home address online -- and she's one of the 
lucky ones.

Personal data and documents on hundreds of German politicians and other 
public figures were published on a now-suspended Twitter account, 
including banking information and private messages detailing some of the 
most intimate details of their personal lives.

It appears that information on politicians from all parties in parliament 
except the far-right Alternative for Germany had been shared in daily 
batches before Christmas.

The Green Party's Brantner was among those affected. She spoke to As It 
Happens guest host Helen Mann. Here is part of their conversation.

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