The cyberattack gathered profile and ethnicity information from millions of users. Some 6.9 million 23andme customers had their data compromised after an anonymous hacker accessed user profiles and posted them for sale on the internet earlier this year, the company said on. The 23andme breach is yet another example of how weak authentication and excessive data sharing create massive security risks It also highlights why companies need to stop blaming users for poor security hygiene and start implementing stronger, mandatory protections by default. Hackers have compiled a giant apparent list of people with ashkenazi jewish ancestry after taking that information from the genetic testing service 23andme, which is now being shared on the. Genetic testing company 23andme has declared bankruptcy
What does it mean for the genetic data of 15 million people who had paid to find out about their heritage and what could third parties do. The stolen data does not include dna records It offers genetic testing from dna, with ancestry breakdown and personalised health insights. The genetics testing company 23andme asked a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a $50 million settlement to resolve claims from a 2023 data breach that exposed genetic and other personal. The same hacker who leaked stolen 23andme user data two weeks ago published new data that appears to have been stolen from the genetic testing service. In october 2023, 23andme, a prominent provider of personal genetic testing, ancestry, and health information services, suffered a significant data breach orchestrated by a cybercriminal known as ``golem.'' initially, approximately 14,000 user accounts were compromised by a credential smear attack, exploiting reused usernames and passwords from previous data leaks
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