After the massive Online-attack on politicians and celebrities is arrested a 20-year-old man in Central Hesse on a provisional basis. The Federal criminal police office (BKA) announced on Tuesday in Wiesbaden. The German press Agency learned from security circles that the young man had fully admitted their guilt. Previously, Spiegel Online had reported””.
His apartment was on Sunday searched. The exact location of the BKA informed. The authority and the General Prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt want to announce on Tuesday at noon (12 PM) in Wiesbaden, Germany Details of the previous investigations in the case of mass data theft.
1000 politicians, celebrities and journalists affected
Around 1,000 politicians, celebrities and journalists are concerned, according to the Federal Ministry of the interior, of the Online attack. About 50 cases were serious, because more data have been published packages, such as private data, photos and correspondence.
BKA officials had also on Sunday the apartment of a witness in Heilbronn searches. Other witnesses were heard.
