It was not immediately clear whether the officials were targeted by hackers or were the victims of an internal leak. But Fietz said a preliminary investigation indicated that "no sensitive information or data" from Merkel's office had been leaked. "However the damage is likely to be massive given the volume of personal data published." 'Satire and irony'Fietz said the amount of Merkel's data that was exposed was "not excessive" but warned that some of the documents and information published might be faked. Account suspendedA link to Merkel's data showed two email addresses used by the chancellor, a fax number and letters apparently written by her and to her.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 04, 2019 13:18 UTC