While it was reported earlier that Chancellor Angela Merkel was among those affected, her office clarified today that no sensitive information from of the German top leader's office was published online. Germany's BSI national cyber defence body met early on Friday after it received news of the hack, a spokesman told Reuters. The Rheinische Post newspaper said in its online edition that Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier were also victims of the leaks. A BSI spokesman told Reuters the national cyber defence body met to coordinate the response of federal government agencies including the domestic and foreign intelligence agencies. 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.

Source: bd News24 January 04, 2019 11:03 UTC