Email Leak Again Causes a Stir: AfD Stores Sensitive Data From over 1,000 Journalists Publicly
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derwesten.de
Photos of press passes of over 1,000 journalists with their private addresses were publicly available on the AfD website.
According to Handelsblatt's research on thousands of published reporting data, the AfD Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania confirms the data outflow. The party warns those affected of fraud and identity fraud.
The AfD had publicly stored photos of press passes on its homepage, as the AfD leak shows – journalists' associations warn.
For years, the AfD has stored private data from around 1,000 media professionals unprotected on the web. The research network Correctiv finds corresponding lists with press accreditations in a current data leak of the party. The documents contain sensitive information such as private residential addresses, which are on photos of press cards. The party placed these images for everyone freely accessible on its website. Only since a request by Corr…
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