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Common password '123456' led to major Danish health data breach

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A massive data breach exposed Danish citizens' CPR numbers, which are national identification numbers. The breach occurred due to an insecure server protected by the weak password '123456'. The server contained sensitive health and social data linked to these CPR numbers. Authorities are investigating the incident, which highlights critical failures in data security.

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