The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Merkel hit by hack that stole private data from German politicians The German Chancellor has had private information and correspondence published online in part of a huge hack on politicians in the German parliament. https://www.thelocal.de/20190104/personal-details-of-politicians-revealed-in-huge-hack-on-bundestag-mps Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:46:33 +0100 personal-details-of-politicians-revealed-in-huge-hack-on-bundestag-mps Oettinger blames celebs for nude photo hack German newspapers on Tuesday ridiculed incoming EU Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger after he blamed "stupid" celebrities for having their private nude pictures hacked and spread online. https://www.thelocal.de/20140930/oettinger-blames-celebs-for-nude-photo-hack Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:06:00 +0200 oettinger-blames-celebs-for-nude-photo-hack Hackers access 16 million email accounts Millions of Germans have had their passwords and usernames for websites stolen, the country’s Federal Office for Online Security (BSI) revealed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140121/agency-warns-of-16-million-email-accounts-hacked-bsi-germany Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:38:00 +0100 agency-warns-of-16-million-email-accounts-hacked-bsi-germany Police hacked after top cop rows with daughter A hacker attack which infiltrated Germany’s federal police computer system using Trojan programs and a system of routes via Russia last summer was due to a row about internet usage between a top cop and his daughter. https://www.thelocal.de/20120109/39999 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100 39999 Cheap software led to police hack A leaked government report has revealed that police servers were only protected by cheap software, making a recent hack on databases much easier. Police were forced to shut down several servers with data on serious criminals. https://www.thelocal.de/20110716/36329 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:01:00 +0200 36329 Lady Gaga hackers charged with spying and copyright infringement Duisburg prosecutors on Thursday charged two Germans with breaking copyright law and stealing data after hacking email accounts of pop stars like Lady Gaga and Ke$ha to purloin unreleased tracks and compromising photos. https://www.thelocal.de/20110310/33647 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:53:00 +0100 33647