Denmark's 8.8M-Person ID Database Breached with '123456'
A hacker accessed Denmark's national ID database containing details of 8.8 million people using the password '123456', exposing the country's entire population.
What we know
@Kalshi broke the story to massive engagement (4,250 likes, 402 RTs, 149k views). An account on X amplified it to the crypto/tech audience. The breach is a stark reminder of critical national infrastructure security failures at the most basic level — a password-based vulnerability exposing an entire nation's identity records.
Sources
@Kalshi
“A hacker accessed Denmark's national ID database with the password '123456,' exposing details of 8.8 million people”
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