A data breach in Denmark exposed the personal information of 8.8 million citizens
A data breach exposed personal details of 8.8 million Danes from the national CPR register. The Danish government launched an investigation after detecting irregularities in September.
- A hacker attack on Denmark's CPR system exposed personal data of 8.8 million citizens.
- The Danish CPR register contains about 11 million records.
- Digital affairs minister Christina Egelund called the breach extremely serious and ordered a full security review.
- Danish authorities launched an investigation into the breach after noticing system irregularities in September.
- The breach involved names, addresses, and personal CPR numbers.
- The CPR system assigns a unique 10-digit number to every resident.
- Unauthorized individuals accessed names, addresses, and social security numbers of registered people.
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