Attack on AfD email host exposes 345,000 accounts, party says AI used to analyse stolen data
German far-right party confirms breach of its hosting provider, with leaked emails posted on activist website
A cyberattack on the email hosting provider of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party exposed more than 345,000 unique email addresses and a large volume of confidential emails and attachments, Have I Been Pwned confirmed. The party disclosed the September attack on its own hosting provider, Alternita Dienstleistungs GmbH, last week and said it is 'deeply concerned', describing the incident as an illegal attack on democracy.