National registry breach exposes data tied to 8.8 million people
Daily Cyber News: National registry breach exposes data tied to 8.8 million people
Denmark’s national population registry has exposed personal information tied to approximately 8.8 million people. Attackers misused a private company’s legitimate access to obtain names, addresses, CPR identification numbers, and other information. The incident happened in September and was discovered on October 2nd.
Key context: The affected records cover current residents, people who moved abroad, and deceased people.
Additional detail: For leaders, third-party access to authoritative data needs the same scrutiny as direct access.
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