Personal data of German politicians leaked in ‘worst ever cyber attacks’

Hackers have leaked the personal data of hundreds of German politicians in what is being described as one of the country’s worst ever cyber attacks.

MPs’ mobile numbers and addresses, as well as their emails, bills and credit card information, were published on the internet, as were photos of their personal IDs.

Chancellor Angela Merkel was one of the politicians affected by the hack. The data dump contains several emails from and to her, as well her fax number and email address.