Hacker claims weak password enabled access to 8.8 million Danish records

The breach of Denmark’s national registry involved an account belonging to an IT and data services business. The hacker claimed an account used the password “123456”. According to Cyber Security News, at least three accounts at Pays, an IT company on Funen, reportedly used that password, including an administrator account.

Covered by 2 publishers within 33 hours of the first report.

• Tom's Hardware: Hacker claims ‘123456’ password let them breach the Danish national registry, accessing 8.8 million records

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CSN Cyber Security News Admin Password “123456” Led to 8.8 Million Danish CPR Data Breach · Guru Baran 12:42 AM

TH Tom's Hardware Hacker claims ‘123456’ password let them breach the Danish national registry, accessing 8.8 million records · Jowi Morales 9:30 AM

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