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Denmark Data Breach Exposes CPR Records of 8.8 Million People
Original: Denmark Says Attackers Accessed CPR Data for 8.8 Million People via Company Account
Danish authorities say attackers gained access to the national CPR register, which holds personal identification data on nearly all residents, by compromising a company account belonging to a private-sector user of the system. The breach is reported to have exposed CPR data for about 8.8 million people. Details on who carried out the attack and what data was taken have not yet been made public.
Why now: The scale of the breach, covering almost Denmark's entire population through the national personal ID register, has prompted concern over cybersecurity of critical government data systems.
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- Denmark Says Attackers Accessed CPR Data for 8.8 Million People via Company Account · The Hacker News
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