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## One of the world's worst passwords, 123456, helped a hacker steal 8.8 million people's data in Denmark

DevFeed: [One of the world's worst passwords, 123456, helped a hacker steal 8.8 million people's data in Denmark](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/one-of-the-world-s-worst-passwords-123456-helped-a-hacker-steal-8-8-million-people-s-data-in-denmark-86848.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.techspot.com/news/114199-one-world-worst-passwords-123456-allegedly-helped-hacker.html>)

Author: Rob Thubron

Published: 2026-10-14T17:36:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [TechSpot](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techspot.md>)

Topics: [password spraying](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/password-spraying.md>), [Secrets Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/secrets-management.md>), [Credential theft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/credential-theft.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [data-breach](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-breach.md>), [denmark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/denmark.md>), [facepalm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/facepalm.md>), [hacking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hacking.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [the-web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/the-web.md>), [wtf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wtf.md>)

### AI overview

A hacker says they accessed Denmark's Central Register of Persons through a private company account protected by the password "123456." The breach exposed names, addresses, and ID numbers for 8.8 million people. The article also describes a separate case involving weak administrator credentials on McDonald's recruitment platform.

### Source excerpt

Number sequences starting with 1 dominate lists of the most common passwords - there were ten of them in last year's top 20. The most popular of them all topped the list: "123456." Read Entire Article