Event Brief
Oct 20, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET
Cyberattack steals more than 421,000 AfD emails
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More than 421,000 emails linked to Germany’s Alternative for Germany party were taken in a September cyberattack and later appeared online. The attack targeted an external IT provider. Investigations are ongoing, and it remains unclear who was responsible or whether additional data was compromised.
WHO: Hackers, whose identities are unknown
WHAT: More than 421,000 emails linked to the AfD were stolen in a cyberattack and appeared online.
WHEN: Reported Oct 20, 2026 at 5:46 AM ET
WHERE: Germany
WHY: The emails were taken in a cyberattack on an external IT provider; the reason for the attack is unknown.
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