A 20-year-old German student has reportedly confessed to leaking the private data of around 1,000 politicians, journalists, and entertainers because he was “angry with the public statements” of his targets. German cybercrime office prosecutor Georg Ungefuk told reporters that police arrested the unnamed suspect and searched his apartment on Sunday. The man reportedly confessed during an interrogation, saying that he was not politically motivated and had acted alone. He has since been released under house arrest.
The leaked data was posted throughout the month of December, but authorities reportedly only learned of it last week. It affected roughly 1,000 people, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a variety of rappers and...
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