Privacy News '123456' password linked to Denmark data breach affecting 8.8M people

[cartaphilus]

Content source

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/13/123456-password-linked-to-denmark-data-breach-affecting-88m-people/5302726

Love it!

 

[Sorrento]

I smile when I read 'your data will be safely saved by us' - I think yes heard that before, then when there is a breach, 'safeguards have been enabled to prevent this happening again - We are sorry for any inconvenience', its time I feel for these to be major comebacks when breaches occur, far to much info is saved that does not need to be, & saved unsafely, we talk lots on here regarding security but most info is lost by others not ourselves.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Love it!

At least it was one more number securer than the previous password used: admin

 

[cartaphilus]

At least it was one more number securer than the previous password used: admin

I think I saw a space documentary where a similar password was used to protect the oxygen shield over the whole planet!

 

[lokamoka820]

This used to be my preferred password for temporary accounts, but current websites require at least one character of each type (uppercase, lowercase, special, etc.), so I wonder how some users can still use it.

 

[cartaphilus]

This used to be my preferred password for temporary accounts, but current websites require at least one character of each type (uppercase, lowercase, special, etc.), so I wonder how some users can still use it.

it appears to have been an IT shop running a GOV software, as such the software was probably written in COBOL