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AfD Probes 420,000 Leaked Emails After Hosting Taken Offline

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC · How we work

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AfD is investigating the online publication of emails allegedly stolen by hackers.
Hackers accessed a hosting provider used by the party and copied data from dormant accounts.
Bild reported over 420,000 party-linked emails, including Alice Weidel’s correspondence, were published.
Archived copies show a 281-gigabyte dump titled “The party’s own records, unedited.”
The hosting website was taken offline by Tuesday afternoon.

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Story summary

AfD is investigating the online publication of emails allegedly stolen by hackers.
Hackers accessed a hosting provider used by the party and copied data from dormant accounts.
Bild reported over 420,000 party-linked emails, including Alice Weidel’s correspondence, were published.
Archived copies show a 281-gigabyte dump titled “The party’s own records, unedited.”
The hosting website was taken offline by Tuesday afternoon.