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23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users (techcrunch.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users::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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[โ€“] slumberlust 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't they originally try to brush this off as credential stuffing and aggregation?

There should be harsher penalties around mishandling people's data, especially if you lie about it to save face.

[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

There are very big penalties in the EU for that.