Reported data breach at an organization in Denmark (government)
Unauthorized parties accessed names, addresses, and personal identification numbers of approximately 8.8 million people in Denmark's Central Person Register (CPR) by compromising a private company's lawful access account. The breach exposed both living and deceased individuals in the national population register.
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