Overview
- The published dataset, reported on Tuesday, is said to contain about 421,179 emails and roughly 281 gigabytes of related documents and summaries posted on a specialized website.
- Media access to the material found identity‑card photos, bank statements, invoices, diplomas and local AfD membership lists that could create personal security and legal risks for members and staff.
- The AfD told reporters that a hosting or email service provider used by the party was targeted, that a small number of mostly dormant accounts were copied unlawfully, and that the intrusion was detected and stopped.
- No public attribution has been made and a full forensic accounting has not been released, so investigators and the party are still determining the breach’s scope and origin.
- The leak comes at a politically sensitive moment with the AfD topping national polls and winning recent state elections, increasing the potential electoral and reputational impact and prompting scrutiny from data‑protection and election‑integrity actors.