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23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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Genetic testing company 23andMe revealed that its data breach was much worse than previously reported, hitting about half of its total customers.

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[–] CoffeeAddict@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

[…] about 5.5 million people who opted-in to 23andMe’s DNA Relatives feature, which allows customers to automatically share some of their data with others. The stolen data included the person’s name, birth year, relationship labels, the percentage of DNA shared with relatives, ancestry reports and self-reported location.

Well, that’s just great.

The article also says that hackers were selling the data for up to $10 per account.

Interestingly, 23&Me also just updated their terms of service a couple days ago too.