"Personal data and documents belonging to hundreds of politicians and public figures were published on the internet," government spokeswoman Martina Fietz told reporters, confirming that Merkel was one of them. "The government is taking this incident very seriously. Berlin 's political establishment reacted with alarm. "At first glance, it does not seem that politically sensitive material was included," RBB said. "However the damage is likely to be massive given the volume of personal data published.

Source: Economic Times January 04, 2019 12:56 UTC