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23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews (www.wired.com)

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At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data.

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[–] S_204 10 points 1 year ago (8 children)

My uncle tried to get me to do this for his family tree project.

Super happy I didn't cave to his persistence.

Wonder what the angle of targeting Jews is here? Are they trying to figure out why they've got stomach issues or something?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

There's a whole conspiracy regarding Covid that RFK Jr. is blathering about. Supposedly this data breach targeted Jews and Chinese folks. I'm assuming that it's related in some way, but it's not clear how.

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