Genetic testing company 23andMe announced on Friday that hackers accessed around 14,000 customer accounts in the company’s recent data breach. In a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published Friday, the company said that, based on its investigation into the incident, it had determined that hackers had accessed 0.1% of its customer […]
The attorney general of Connecticut is questioning whether genetic testing giant 23andMe violated data privacy laws after hackers tried to sell the information of millions of 23andMe users on a cybercrime forum last month. The company has been embroiled in controversy since the leaks came to light. A researcher downloaded two files from the forum […]
A hacker has leaked 4.1 million stolen genetic data profiles from 23andMe, a DNA testing company, on a hacking forum. This follows a recent leak of 1 million profiles of Ashkenazi Jews.
Genetic testing giant 23andMe confirmed that a data scraping incident resulted in hackers gaining access to sensitive user information and selling it on the dark web. The information of nearly 7 million 23andMe users was offered for sale on a cybercriminal forum this week. The information included origin estimation, phenotype, health information, photos, identification data […]
Biotechnology company 23andMe, which offers genetic testing and genealogy services, has announced that it was the victim of a data breach following a credential stuffing attack. The cyber attack appeared to be targeting users with Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The cyber attack was made public on October 6 via a post on 23andMe’s website. In the […]