Denmark's ID register spills more people's details than the country has residents
ID: ec02673b-fdd4-5e11-b9fc-790b4b64fee2
STIX ID: report--ec02673b-fdd4-5e11-b9fc-790b4b64fee2
Feed Name: The Register (Security)
Threat Score
An unauthorized party abused a private firm's access to Denmark's Central Population Register, exposing roughly 8.8 million records — including names, addresses and CPR (national ID) numbers — that cover current residents, people who moved abroad, and the deceased. The registry blocked the firm's access, notified the Data Protection Agency, and police are investigating; Danish officials are weighing remedies and debating the security of relying on CPR numbers for identity verification.
Your team is not currently subscribed to this feed. You must subscribe to it in order to see this post.