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23andMe Data Breach Implications and the Continued Fallout

23andMe Data Breach Implications and the Continued Fallout

What to consider if you shared your DNA data

Genetic profiling company 23andMe is currently investigating a data scraping incident where private user information was stolen from its website. The confirmation came five days after an undisclosed entity advertised the sale of private data of millions of 23andMe users on an online crime forum. The alleged stolen data included details like origin estimation, phenotype, health records, photographs, and other...