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February 10, 2020 10:10 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/APsKojEtl_w/software-error-exposes-the-id-numbers-for-126-million-danish-citizens
Software Error Exposes the ID Numbers For 1.26 Million Danish Citizens
A software error in Denmark's government tax portal has accidentally exposed the personal identification (CPR) numbers for 1.26 million Danish citizens, a fifth of the country's total population. From a report: The error lasted for five years (between February 2, 2015, and January 24, 2020) before it was discovered, Danish media reported last week. The software error and the subsequent leak was discovered following an audit by the Danish Agency for Development and Simplification (Udviklings-og Forenklingsstyrelsen, or UFST). According to the UFST, the error occurred on TastSelv Borger, the Danish tax administration's official self-service portal where Danish citizens go to file and pay taxes online. Government officials said the portal contained a software bug that every time a user updated account details in the portal's settings section, their CPR number would be added to the URL.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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