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AfD confirms major data breach involving 421,000 emails
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has confirmed a cyberattack on a hosting provider used by the party, which occurred in September 2026. The breach resulted in the unauthorized copying of data from several email mailboxes, with reports indicating that approximately 421,000 messages totaling roughly 281 gigabytes were leaked online.
An anonymous website, hexane.cc, has published an index of the leaked material, providing AI-generated summaries of the messages. These summaries reportedly include content categorized by themes such as racism and antisemitism. Some leaked communications allegedly contain references to Nazi symbols, swastikas, and antisemitic rhetoric.
The AfD stated that the majority of the affected mailboxes had not been in use for years and that current leadership accounts were not compromised. However, cybersecurity experts have noted that the data includes messages as recent as September 2026. The leaked information reportedly includes membership lists, financial data, and correspondence involving high-ranking party figures, including co-leader Alice Weidel and honorary chairman Alexander Gauland.
Entities
Alexander Gauland · Alice Weidel · Alternative for Germany · Alternative für Deutschland · Bild · Germany · Marcus Frohnmaier · hexane.cc
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 11 SOURCES] Emails belonging to party co-leader Alice Weidel were among those exposed. www.in.gr · www.reader.gr · tr.euronews.com · www.politika.rs · www.berlin-live.de · +6 more
- [● 25 SOURCES] Approximately 421,000 emails were leaked in the breach. cybernoz.com · www.in.gr · www.kurierverlag.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.reader.gr · +18 more
- [● 23 SOURCES] A hosting provider used by the AfD was hacked in September 2026. cybernoz.com · www.in.gr · www.kurierverlag.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.reader.gr · +16 more
- [● 24 SOURCES] The party claims most of the affected mailboxes had not been used for years. cybernoz.com · www.in.gr · www.kurierverlag.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.reader.gr · +17 more
- [● 10 SOURCES] The leaked data reportedly totals approximately 281 gigabytes. www.kurierverlag.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.reader.gr · cybernoz.com · www.echo24.cz · +4 more
- [● 5 SOURCES] The leaked content allegedly includes summaries of messages involving racism and antisemitism. cybernoz.com · www.kurierverlag.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.mannheim24.de · www.humanite.fr
- [● 6 SOURCES] An anonymous website published AI-generated summaries of the leaked messages. cybernoz.com · www.in.gr · www.kurierverlag.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.onalert.gr
- [● 11 SOURCES] Emails belonging to honorary chairman Alexander Gauland were included in the leak. cybernoz.com · tr.euronews.com · fakti.bg · www.pravda.sk · www.politika.rs · +6 more
- [● 4 SOURCES] The leaked data reportedly includes membership lists and financial information. www.mdr.de · www.frihetskamp.no · www.reader.gr · www.echo24.cz