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Denmark: data of some 8.8 million registered people was compromised (including included names, addresses and social security number), the authorities described the incident as "extremely serious."


The breach by the hackers was through the legitimate login credentials of a local company, initial findings suggest. The data of some 8.8 million registered people was compromised.

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