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Weak Admin Password '123456' Exposed 8.8 Million Danish CPR Records
Original: Admin Password "123456" Led to 8.8 Million Danish CPR Data Breach
Denmark is facing a major data breach after roughly 8.8 million CPR numbers — the country's central personal identification records covering nearly the entire population — were exposed. Reports say the breach stemmed from an administrator account protected by the trivially weak password '123456'. The case has sparked criticism of basic security failures in handling sensitive national data and renewed calls for stricter password and access controls.
Why now: The sheer scale of the breach and the shocking simplicity of the cause make it a striking cybersecurity story.
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