Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database
Summary
TechCrunch reports that the Danish Central Person Register was breached, exposing names, addresses, social security numbers, and other data for about 8 million citizens and residents. The breach, discovered October 2 after occurring in September, is attributed to unauthorized access via a trusted Danish company. It is described as Denmark’s largest data breach, with implications for national identity data governance and privacy protections under GDPR.