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'123456' password linked to Denmark data breach affecting 8.8M people

Local media reports three weakly protected accounts at small IT biz whose access to national register was abused A person claiming responsibility for the breach of Denmark's Central Register of Persons (CPR) says they gained access…

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Local media reports three weakly protected accounts at small IT biz whose access to national register was abused A person claiming responsibility for the breach of Denmark's Central Register of Persons (CPR) says they gained access through an IT company's account protected by the password "123456."

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