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Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database

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1 SIGNALFIRST DETECTED 5 October 2026
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5 Oct
Denmark population registry data breach affects 8.8 million people

Denmark's Central Population Register (CPR) is warning of a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 8.8 million registered individuals. [...]

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
6 Oct
Denmark Says Attackers Accessed CPR Data for 8.8 Million People via Company Account

Unauthorized parties have gained access to the names, addresses, and personal identification numbers of about 8.8 million people, living and dead, in Denmark's national population

REPORT · WHO · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
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