Data breach at Denmark’s population register exposes 8.8 million people
A data breach at Denmark’s Central Population Register (CPR) has exposed the personal information of 8.8 million people. These include people living in Denmark, deceased people and citizens who have moved abroad. The CPR is Denmark’s national register of residents, and the 10-digit CPR number it assigns to each person is used for everything from taxes and healthcare to banking. The CPR administration learned on the evening of Friday, 2 October 2026, that there had … More
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