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Weak Admin Password '123456' Exposed 8.8 Million Danish Records
Original: Admin Password "123456" Led to 8.8 Million Danish CPR Data Breach
A data breach in Denmark exposed the CPR numbers of 8.8 million people, and investigators traced the cause to an administrator account protected by the password '123456'. The incident has raised alarms about basic security hygiene in systems holding national identity data, with calls for mandatory stronger authentication and accountability for those responsible for safeguarding the registry.
Why now: The sheer scale of the breach and the shockingly trivial password behind it have made it a global talking point in cybersecurity.
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- Admin Password "123456" Led to 8.8 Million Danish CPR Data Breach · CyberSecurityNews
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