2024-09-05 01:53:35
There appears to have been a major data leak in the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance. This affects tens of thousands of supporters. The party is now warning its members.
The BSW party and the association Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht – For Reason and Justice have, according to their own statements, once again become the target of a cyber attack. This is evident from an email that the association’s board received on Monday morning. BSW board member Amira Mohamed Ali wrote this in an email to members late on Monday evening.
In an email to the party, “Correctiv” explained that the data set it received contains information on around 70,000 people, writes Mohamed Ali. In addition to personal contact information, the data is also said to include coded membership lists, confirmations of attendance at an election party, and details of state representatives and supporters in various federal states. “Correctiv” has not yet presented the relevant data set to the BSW.
According to the club’s current knowledge, email addresses and first and last names are probably affected. Neither address nor account details appear to be included in the data set. Nevertheless, the incident was immediately reported to the relevant authorities, including the public prosecutor’s office and the data protection authority.
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In order to fully investigate the incident and to protect the data of members and supporters as best as possible, the BSW has already initiated all necessary measures in cooperation with its IT service providers. In addition, the existing security precautions are being reviewed again.
In its statement, the BSW recommends that all those affected be particularly vigilant when dealing with unusual emails and be careful when using passwords and sharing confidential information. Those affected are asked to send any queries about the incident to the association’s board of directors by email.
“The BSW press office will issue a central statement to ‘Correctiv’,” explains Mohamed Ali in his email. Those affected who still want to respond to “Correctiv’s” inquiries are asked to coordinate their response with the party in advance. The board also points out that no one is obliged to respond to “Correctiv” and recommends refraining from responding if in doubt. “We very much regret this process and will inform you further as soon as we know more,” writes Mohamed Ali.
In the afternoon, “Correctiv” finally published its research into the allegedly hacked data sets. These were publicly accessible and probably came from the same leak as the data breach in March. The leak could become a problem for the party, writes “Correctiv”: Those affected could demand several hundred euros per person from those responsible. However, those affected would have to sue for this compensation themselves.