Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8 Million People’s Personal Data
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A breach touching 8.8 million people in a national population database shows that core identity infrastructure is now a single point of systemic risk, not just another dataset. If your product depends on government IDs or population registries, assume higher friction, audits, and potential re-verification cycles in the next 12–24 months.
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