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23andMe says it’s looking into another possible data leak

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23andMe says it’s looking into another possible data leak Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge23andMe is investigating reports of a new data leak involving millions of user records. On Wednesday, TechCrunch reported that a hacker claims to have leaked 4 million genetic profiles belonging to people in Great Britain, along with “the wealthiest people living in the U.S. and Western Europe.” The hac…

The Verge 587 2024-01-02

Hackers are selling the data of millions lifted from 23andMe’s genetic database

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Hackers are selling the data of millions lifted from 23andMe’s genetic database Illustration: Beatrice Sala23andMe acknowledged this week that data from users of its genetic testing and analysis platform has been circulating on dark web forums after what it says was a credential-stuffing attack, according to BleepingComputer. The outlet wrote that a hacker reportedly leaked what they said was “1 million lines of data” for A…

The Verge 782 2023-12-01