Germany: 16 million online accounts compromised

Published January 21, 2014 11:37am ET



BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Internet security agency says an analysis of hijacked computer networks has turned up about 16 million compromised online accounts.

The Federal Office for Information Security said Tuesday the accounts surfaced in an analysis by research institutes and law enforcement agencies in Germany. Citing an ongoing investigation, it declined to say when the analysis was carried out, who exactly was involved or what triggered it.

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