Hackers steal data from 8.8 million people in Denmark:
Großer Cyberangriff: Daten von 8,8 Millionen Menschen in Dänemark werden offengelegt.
de.euronews.com/2026/10/05/hacker-erbeuten-daten-von-88-millionen-menschen-in-danemark
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Unauthorized Access to Denmark’s Population RegisterDenmark’s digitalisation minister disclosed the incident on 5 October; the ministry said 8.8 million people were affected.
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- The ministry said names, addresses and CPR numbers were accessed; CPR numbers correspond to Denmark’s social security numbers.
- Denmark’s national register holds data on 11 million people, while the country has around six million residents.
- Authorities are investigating the incident and say they have no information about who was responsible for the breach.
- The breach used a Danish company’s lawful access to the register; that access has not yet been withdrawn.
“Together with all the relevant authorities, we are working to fully assess the extent of the incident.”— Denmark’s digitalisation minister, Christina Egelund, on efforts to determine the full extent of the data breach.
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