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Hackers stole ancestry data of 6.9 million users, 23andMe finally confirmed

It has now been confirmed that an additional 6.9 million 23andMe users had ancestry data stolen after hackers accessed thousands of accounts by likely reusing previously leaked passwords.
23andMe previously disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that 0.1 percent of users-approximately 14,000, TechCrunch estimated-had accounts accessed by hackers using compromised passwords.


This Cyber News was published on softwarecurated.com. Publication date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 02:13:05 +0000


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