In September 2026, the German political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) suffered a data breach which exposed 345k unique email addresses. The following month, hundreds of gigabytes of data containing hundreds of thousands of emails and attachments was published online, with searchable AI-generated summaries and downloadable original files. An analysis of the incident reported that the breach was detected as early as 9 September, with a subsequent intrusion occurring five days later.
Cuentas afectadas: 345,439. Fecha de la brecha: 2026-09-09.
| Dominio | afd.de |
|---|---|
| Cuentas afectadas | 345.439 |