Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8M People's Personal Data
4 hours ago
- A serious security incident occurred in the Danish Central Person Register (CPR), where unauthorized individuals gained access to names, addresses, and CPR numbers of approximately 8.8 million registered citizens by exploiting a Danish company's legitimate access to the system.
- The breach did not affect individuals who have opted for name and address protection.
- The CPR administration has terminated the company's access and is investigating the incident with specialists and authorities. The case has been reported to the Danish Data Protection Agency and is being investigated by the police.
- More details are available on the Ministry of Research, Education and Digitalization's website.