Unauthorized parties accessed the names, addresses, and personal identification numbers of about 8.8 million people in Denmark’s Central Person Register (CPR) through a private company’s lawful lookup access. Danish authorities have halted the company’s access, notified Datatilsynet, and launched a police investigation and security review after the unusual activity lasted about 10 days. #CentralPersonRegister #CPR #Datatilsynet
Keypoints
- About 8.8 million people’s data was accessed in Denmark’s national population register.
- The access happened through a private company’s legal lookup rights in the CPR.
- Authorities stopped the company’s access and reported the case to Datatilsynet.
- The unusual activity involved a large number of automated lookups over about 10 days.
- Danish officials have started a security review and police investigation into the incident.
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