Germany Reportedly Seeks US Assistance After Hacking Breach (bloomberg.com)

German authorities sought help from the U.S. National Security Agency after discovering that hackers had released private data linked to Chancellor Angela Merkel and hundreds of other German politicians, Bild newspaper reported. From a report: Responding to the biggest data dump of its kind in the country, German investigators wanted the U.S. intelligence agency to lean on Twitter to shut down profiles with links to the data, Bild said, citing unidentified security officials. German authorities argued that U.S. citizens were among thousands of people exposed by the data dump. As investigators seek to find out how data including email addresses, mobile phone numbers and private chat protocols were exposed, politicians took aim at Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, known as BSI, for failing to respond after receiving initial indications in December.

Comments

Re: Couldn't have happened to a nicer chancellor.

[bickerdyke]

Well, probably because they turned a blind eye when the NSA was caught snooping on Merkel's private phone calls....

And "Bild" isn't exactly some reputable or unbiased source.

Re:Trump is a traitor, zero respect due from allie

[jamesborr]

Anonymous coward -- kind of says it all...

Very wise of them

[Mikkeles]

They are smart to go to the source of the hack. And ask nicely!

Re:Very wise of them

[CaptainDork]

You insensitive clod.

I came here to say just that.

The NSA/CIA probably did the hacking

[WCMI92]

Except mostly incompetently given that they are government workers.