Denmark Central Person Register (CPR) Breach: Cyberattack Exposes Data of 8.8 Million

Summary by Cyber Security News6 Oct 2026, 14:00 CET

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Rescana’s new report on a breach affecting the Denmark Central Person Register (CPR) summarizes the situation: On October 5, 2026, Danish authorities publicly disclosed a significant data breach affecting the Central Person Register (CPR), Denmark’s national population database. Attackers exploited a legitimate company account to access the names, addresses, and CPR numbers of approximately 8.8... Source

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