BERLIN — German authorities said Tuesday they have detained a man in a suspected hacking case that resulted in hundreds of politicians’ and celebrities’ private information being posted online. The Federal Criminal Police Office said investigators searched the apartment of a 20-year-suspect from central Hesse state on Sunday and arrested him. In most cases, the information made public was limited to basic contact details, but in up to 60 cases more extensive personal data was published. The information appeared to include data on members of all parties in parliament except those from the far-right Alternative for Germany party. The data were first posted before Christmas via a Twitter account that was taken offline on Friday.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 08, 2019 08:37 UTC