Overview
- The AfD confirmed a hacker attack on a party hosting service in September 2026 that copied parts of a handful of mailboxes.
- In mid‑October unknown publishers posted a searchable site and a torrent they say contain about 421,179 emails and roughly 280–281 GB of files along with AI‑generated summaries.
- Media reviews report the archive appears to include identity documents, bank records, invoices, membership forms and lists, but independent verification of provenance and content is still pending.
- The AfD says most compromised accounts were long unused and current federal mailboxes were not affected, and the party has notified authorities and begun an internal review.
- Cybersecurity experts warn the AI summaries can mislead by decontextualizing or hallucinating content, and investigators will focus on verifying files, tracing the access vector and assessing legal, privacy and political consequences.