Frankfurt (Germany), 21 Oct. (LaPresse) – References to Hitler, Nazi symbols, anti-Semitic statements and anti-migrant messages are reportedly among the contents of over 420,000 emails stolen from Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and published online following a cyberattack. According to reports by the German website t-online, which also cites investigations by the magazine Heist and the website Cybernews, the messages include the case of a Christmas card bearing a swastika and the greeting “Heil Hitler”, which a local AfD leader is said to have attributed to another party member. Another message reportedly contains the greeting “Heil und Sieg”. Other messages are said to contain jokes about turning refugees into bags and boots, whilst some internal communications are said to involve accusations of Holocaust denial and the glorification of Hitler levelled at local party members. The Süddeutsche Zeitung has begun analysing the emails, which are also said to include documents relating to the AfD’s internal management and disputes amongst its members. The AfD has confirmed that it suffered a cyber-attack in September against one of its IT service providers, stating that communications were copied, mainly from email accounts that were no longer in use.
Germany, media: references to Hitler and swastikas found in emails hacked from the AfD
Frankfurt (Germany), 21 Oct. (LaPresse) – References to Hitler, Nazi symbols, anti-Semitic statements and anti-migrant messages are reportedly among the contents of over 420,000 emails stolen from Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and published online following a cyberattack. According to reports by the German website t-online, which also cites investigations by the magazine Heist and the website Cybernews, the messages include the case of a Christmas card bearing a swastika and the greeting “Heil Hitler”, which a local AfD leader is said to have attributed to another party member. Another message reportedly contains the greeting “Heil und Sieg”. Other messages are said to contain jokes about turning refugees into bags and boots, whilst some internal communications are said to involve accusations of Holocaust denial and the glorification of Hitler levelled at local party members. The Süddeutsche Zeitung has begun analysing the emails, which are also said to include documents relating to the AfD’s internal management and disputes amongst its members. The AfD has confirmed that it suffered a cyber-attack in September against one of its IT service providers, stating that communications were copied, mainly from email accounts that were no longer in use.