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The 23andMe data leak was a data breach at personal genomics company 23andMe reported in October 2023. The cyberattack gathered profile and ethnicity information from millions of users. The affected customers were reported as primarily Ashkenazi Jews but also including hundreds of thousands of ethnically Chinese users. [ 1 ]
As of its latest update on Oct. 20, 23andMe said it was investigating the security breach and has temporarily disabled some features within the DNA Relatives tool as a precaution.
(Reuters) - 23andMe will pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing company of failing to protect the privacy of 6.9 million ...
When these individuals signed up for 23andMe's services, they were compelled to waive their right to pursue legal action in court, instead being forced into private arbitration for any disputes.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company confirmed that the attack took place Oct. 1. 23andMe noted that the "threat actor" was able to access accounts of users who had ...
23andMe has confirmed that hackers accessed 6.9 million profiles with DNA and personal information. The company explains how it happened.
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A hacker or hackers have accessed nearly 7 million profiles of 23andMe customers, spokesperson for the genetic testing firm told CNN on Tuesday, including in some cases users’ ancestry reports ...