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Security · Updated 20 Oct, 03:05 pm IST

281 GB of AfD emails leaked, published as AI summaries showing extremist content

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Why it matters for readers: Reveals how leaked data and AI can combine to surface the substance of private communications quickly.

  • Hackers published 281 GB containing 421,179 internal AfD emails online.1
  • The archive was presented as AI summaries of the emails.1
  • Reported content includes antisemitic and racist slurs, violent fantasies, and messages with Nazi references.1
  • The leak also allegedly shows discussions suggesting financial misconduct within the party.1

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