Sabine Vogt of Germany's federal criminal police BKA addresses the media in case of an arrested 20-year-old man in connection with a data breach affecting hundreds of politicians during a news conference at the BKA headquarters in Wiesbaden Germany, January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) - A student confessed to one of Germany's biggest data breaches, police said on Tuesday, ending the mystery over who hacked Angela Merkel and other public figures but doing little to ease the embarrassment of cyber security authorities.
Police did not name the 20-year-old but said he lives with his parents, is not a computer expert and had no previous conviction. Despite that, he managed to access and leak personal data and documents from about 1,000 people, including Chancellor Merkel, other politicians and journalists.
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