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Millions of people use genetic testing companies like 23andMe to learn more about their ancestry and health. But a new data breach is highlighting the risks of having your ancestry information ...
23andMe has confirmed that hackers accessed 6.9 million profiles with DNA and personal information. The company explains how it happened.
The leaked data contained users' account information, location, ancestry reports, DNA matches, family names, profile pictures, birthdates and more. Here's a look at what the lawsuit included and ...
In October 2023, Wired reported that a sample of data points from 23andMe accounts were exposed on BreachForums, a black-hat hacking crime forum. [1]23andMe confirmed to TechCrunch that because of an opt-in feature that allows DNA-related relatives to contact each other, the true number of people exposed was 6.9 million, nearly half of 23andMe’s 14 million reported customers.
Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.The largest for-profit genealogy company in the world, it operates a network of genealogical, historical records, and related genetic genealogy websites.
(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 ...
This is a list of reports about data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles. The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continually.
23andMe's once rising star has dimmed amid a series of setbacks, leading some users to wonder what will happen to their genetic data. 23andMe is floundering. Here is how to delete your data.