German police say they have arrested a 20-year-old suspect after massive leak of personal data. The suspect, a German student, allegedly confessed to stealing and dumping the data online. He said he acted out of annoyance over public statements made by politicians, journalists and public figures, police say. The data leak includes information for about 1,000 German celebrities, journalists, politicians and other public figures. The leaks, notably, were part of an “Advent calendar” of big and little leaks, with new data being dumped every day from Dec. 1 to Dec. 24.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/german-police-identify-suspect-behind-massive-data-leak-a-11921