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User data stolen from genetic testing giant 23andMe is now for sale on the dark web (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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User data stolen from genetic testing giant 23andMe is now for sale on the dark web::User data from 23andMe accounts has been leaked and put up for sale on a dark web forum after what appeared to be a "credential stuffing" cyberattack.

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[–] hansl 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or, and hear me out, don’t reuse passwords.

[–] nnjethro 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what users could have done, not the site.

[–] hansl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s a cultural thing. My dad always taught me not to share secrets, including different passwords to different people and websites.

I don’t know if kids have internet lessons these days but it feels like that would be very useful; how to use social media, how to approach strange websites and how to recognize misinformation and look for sources online. Basically online-ed. Part of home economics I guess.