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Danish population register breached, weak password blamed for 8.8 million records

Original: 8,8 Millionen Datensätze aus dem dänischen Personenregister gehackt. Und wer jetzt an hochkomplexe APT-Gruppen oder Zero

Roughly 8.8 million records from Denmark's national population register have been hacked. Security commentary points to a strikingly simple cause: an IT service provider with admin access to the system reportedly used the password '123456'. Observers are highlighting the case as an example of basic security failures rather than sophisticated attacks, noting that critical infrastructure was exposed not by zero-days or advanced groups but by poor password hygiene.

Why now: The scale of the breach combined with the absurdly weak '123456' admin password is drawing wide attention and mockery in security circles.

DenmarkDanish population register (CPR)unnamed IT service provider

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• 8,8 Millionen Datensätze aus dem dänischen Personenregister gehackt. Und wer jetzt an hochkomplexe APT-Gruppen oder Zero-Day-Exploits denkt, liegt falsch. Pure B2B-Realsatire: Ein IT-Dienstleister hatte den Admin-Zugang zum System mit dem Hochsicherheitspasswort „123456“… · prexclusiv@nrw.social · 2

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