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

[cartaphilus]

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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

 

[azzaintech]

Those default passwords are going to undo the world, man.

 

[cartaphilus]

Those default passwords are going to undo the world, man.

With AI you won't need passwords you just throw your mark's info into AI and arrive at possible passwords that the user could have used, what they used in the past due to the past leaks and what is their password generation pattern (each one of us has one). This should cut down password recovery tremendously even for those 16 character passwords.

Full scale biometrics and multiple factor methods of authentication along with random time based key generators and hardware keys will be the only secure method left.

 

[Trident]

With AI you won't need passwords you just throw your mark's info into AI and arrive at possible passwords that the user could have used, what they used in the past due to the past leaks and what is their password generation pattern (each one of us has one). This should cut down password recovery tremendously even for those 16 character passwords.

Full scale biometrics and multiple factor methods of authentication along with random time based key generators and hardware keys will be the only secure method left.

I mean, a better password along with free bot checks such as Cloudflare Turnstile, and passkeys would do in the meantime.

There is no need to reinvent the wheel for now, just don’t use 123456.