Hackers get data of 8.8 million in 'extremely serious' Danish breach

According to the ministry's press release, quoted by The Local, "unauthorised individuals obtained illegal access in particular to the names, addresses, and CPR numbers of around 8.8 million registered people"[3].Euronews reports that Denmark has a population of around six million, but the national registry has information on 11 million[1].TechCrunch reports that the government said the intruders got in by "abusing a Danish company's lawful access to search for information in the CPR system."[2] Science Times reports that officials did not identify the company involved or disclose details about the methods used by the hackers.[4]Cybernews reports that irregular behavior in the CPR system was first detected on the evening of Friday, October 2nd, 2026[5]. It adds that attackers had been accessing the database since an unspecified time in September.[5] Cybernews reports that the CPR administration has revoked the access abused by attackers[5]. Channels Television, however, reports that the government said the access has not been revoked.[6]According to Euronews, authorities said they have no information on who carried out the breach.[1] Minister Christina Egelund was quoted as saying, "Together with all the relevant authorities, we are in the process of mapping out the full extent of the incident."[1]