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Suspect, 20, Held Over Massive German Politician Data Hack

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Jan
2019

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“The prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt, the Central Office for Fighting Internet and Computer Crime and the Federal Police Office (BKA) searched the apartment of a 20-year-old suspect on January 6 and took him into custody,” the BKA said in a statement.

Media reports said the suspect, who was detained in the western state of Hesse, had confessed to authorities and was believed to have acted alone. The BKA declined to comment.

It announced a press conference at midday to give further details on the probe into the remarkable breach of cybersecurity, which has piled political pressure on the government.

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