Hackers have stolen records of 8.8 million Danish citizens from a government database in what marks the largest data breach in the country's history. The compromised dataset is staggering in scale—equivalent to approximately 146% of Denmark's current population of around 6 million people—because it spans decades and includes information on people living abroad and those who have passed away.
The stolen data contains names, residential addresses, and identification numbers. Attackers exploited legitimate access held by a local company to penetrate the government database. The identity of the hackers remains unknown at this time. The breach underscores how vulnerabilities in third-party access to critical government systems can expose massive populations to identity theft and fraud.