Hacker claims ‘123456’ password let them breach the Danish national registry, accessing 8.8 million records

Tom's Hardware 2026-10-13

Summary:

The Danish Central Register of Persons (CPF) was breached through the account of an IT and data services business. The hacker claimed that one of the breached accounts was only protected by a '123456' password.

Link:

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/hacker-claims-123456-password-let-them-breach-the-danish-national-registry-accessing-8-8-million-records-it-and-data-services-company-with-weak-passwords-linked-source-of-the-hack

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Cybersecurity by kevin » Tom's Hardware

Tags:

cybersecurity

Authors:

editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) , Jowi Morales

Date tagged:

10/13/2026, 12:36

Date published:

10/13/2026, 09:30