How “123456” became the key to almost 9 million personal records
An attacker reportedly used a leaked password to abuse a company’s legitimate access to Denmark’s population register (CPR). The weak password is remarkable, but the failure to spot millions of unusual searches made the breach worse. The CPR administration states it identified a serious security incident. By abusing a Danish company’s authorized access to the CPR system, unauthorized people gained access to the names, addresses, CPR numbers, and other information belonging to around 8.8 million…