Denmark CPR

A data breach in Denmark has reportedly exposed the CPR numbers of 8.8 million people, nearly the entire population, after a system was accessed using a weak password. The incident is drawing attention to poor basic security practices in handling sensitive national identity data.

Denmark's national CPR registry suffered a data breach exposing the personal records of roughly 8.75 million people, reportedly accessed using a weak password. The incident puts nearly the entire Danish population's personal data at risk and has drawn criticism of the country's public sector cybersecurity standards.