BERLIN (Reuters) – Hackers have posted personal data from hundreds of German politicians from major parties including credit card details and mobile phone numbers, with Chancellor Angela Merkel among those affected, local media reported on Friday. Germany’s BSI national cyber defense body met early on Friday after it received news of the hack, a spokesman told Reuters. Politicians from the far-left Linke party were among those affected, including Dietmar Bartsch, leader of its group in the lower parliamentary house, a spokesman said. Public broadcaster ARD reported earlier that the data, from hundreds of politicians and published on a Twitter account, included addresses, personal letters and copies of identity cards, citing affiliate rbb. The cyber body began meeting “as soon as were aware of this – so since this morning”, the spokesman said, without giving any details about the extent of the hack.

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