Massive Data Breach: 23andMe Hack Exposes 6.9 Million User Profiles
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Hackers have gained access to personal information from approximately 6.9 million users of genetic testing company 23andMe, using customers' old passwords. The stolen data includes family trees, birth years, and geographic locations, but does not include DNA records. Cyber-criminals logged into about 14,000 individual accounts by using email and password details previously exposed in other hacks, allowing them to access a significant number of files containing profile information about other users' ancestry. The company is now notifying affected customers and implementing measures to improve account security.
- 23andMe: Profiles of 6.9 million people hacked BBC.com
- 23andMe confirms hackers accessed data of 6.9 million users Fox Business
- Data Breach at 23andMe Affects 6.9 Million Profiles, Company Says The New York Times
- Hackers access profiles of nearly 7 million 23andMe customers CNN
- 23andMe says nearly 7 million users personal information was compromised FOX 26 Houston
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