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“The Ghostwriter phishing operation changed the result of Germany’s 2021 federal election”
Granskad 22 september 2026
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False. The operation sought login credentials from politicians, not access to the count — Germany uses hand-counted paper ballots. The SPD-led result stood and Olaf Scholz formed a government.
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ForskningHeinrich Böll Stiftung29 september 2021
En kort analys av det tyska förbundsdagsvalet 2021OriginalArkiverad
JournalistikCyberScoopseptember 2021
Hackare riktar in sig på tyska lagstiftare under ett valårOriginalArkiverad
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Published 22 september 2026
22 september 2026Published1579e19e
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