Minister Christina Egelund characterized the intrusion as a serious incident. Hackers gained entry not by circumventing the system's core defenses, but by exploiting the credentials of a private company that held authorized access to the database. Although the intrusion occurred in September, officials did not detect the unauthorized activity until October 2.
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Danish Central Database Breach Exposes Records of 8 Million People
A massive security failure has compromised the Danish Central Person Register, leaking the personal data of approximately 8 million individuals. The breach, the largest in the nation’s history, includes sensitive information ranging from social security numbers to residential addresses, affecting current residents, expatriates, and even deceased citizens.
The compromised Central Person Register contains records for 11 million people, a figure exceeding Denmark’s current population of 6 million due to the inclusion of historical data spanning decades. The stolen cache includes names, addresses, and government-issued identity numbers required for tax payments and public services. While the government has refrained from naming the perpetrators, the incident mirrors global trends of large-scale identity data theft, comparable to previous major breaches in Turkey and India.
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