Genetic testing company 23andMe suffered a data breach, with hackers accessing the personal information of nearly 7 million users, including ancestry data, health-related information, and DNA relatives' data. Initially, 23andMe disclosed that around 14,000 accounts were affected, but later revealed that the actual number of victims was 6.9 million. The breach was attributed to a credential-stuffing attack, with hackers leveraging access to a small number of accounts to obtain data from relatives. The compromised data included users’ ancestry information, health data, birth years, and geographic locations. The breach has prompted multiple class action lawsuits against 23andMe.
Days after a data breach allowed hackers to steal 6.9 million 23andMe users' personal details, the genetic testing company changed its terms of service to prevent customers from suing the firm or pursuing class-action lawsuits against it. https://t.co/8R8Fa5kAgw
Nearly 7 million @23andMe customers had their profile data leaked in a #cybersecurity incident in October, a company spokesperson confirmed to SC Media. #infosec #ITsecurity https://t.co/CFrkFlsW3w
Here we go. A man in Canada has filed a class action lawsuit against 23andMe for its data breach. I don't have a crystal ball but I bet this won't be the last lawsuit against 23andMe. https://t.co/2Wu3YU84Qz
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23andMe says hackers stole the ancestry data of nearly 7 million customers. Here's what that means for you. https://t.co/YsbCZbPT1K
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23andMe data breach confirmed to have accessed the personal information of 6.9 million members after hacking 0.1 of total accounts. Read more about it here. https://t.co/qYHSEEBhaA #23andMe | #data | #Users
More information is emerging about a data breach the genetic testing company 23andMe first reported in October, but with these details come more unanswered questions. https://t.co/6Q92yYvq6K
23andMe Data Hack: How to Find Out If Your DNA-Related Information Was Stolen Nearly 7 million users' data was compromised in a data breach. Read more: https://t.co/hA9JLfxJwA
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Hackers have accessed nearly seven million profiles of 23andMe customers, including in some cases users' ancestry reports, zip codes and birth years. Here's how the hackers got in: https://t.co/S8M3v68PWq
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A hacker or hackers have accessed nearly seven million profiles of 23andMe customers, a spokesperson for the genetic testing firm told CNN on Tuesday, including in some cases users' ancestry reports, zip codes and birth years. https://t.co/V8Axj3wbFp
Genetic testing company 23andMe admits hackers accessed data of more than 6.9 MILLION people https://t.co/gIWbfvhMYT https://t.co/VxNhZN5gWe
23andMe has provided more information about the scope and scale of its recent breach, but with these details come more unanswered questions. https://t.co/9PnThjaXiP
23andMe says it's been majorly compromised. Full story: https://t.co/S3ZodCxJLj https://t.co/TmREgvPpxJ
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23andMe Data Hack: How to Find Out If Your DNA-Related Information Was Stolen Nearly 7 million users' data was compromised in a data breach. Read more: https://t.co/hA9JLfxJwA
About half of Bay Area-based 23andMe’s customers had their personal data stolen https://t.co/xNkZi8guAW
Personal genetics firm 23andMe on Tuesday confirmed that hackers using stolen passwords accessed the personal information about 6.9 million of its members. https://t.co/5fwqwGwEDz
Breaches like the one at 23andMe have underscored that sharing DNA with testing firms makes consumers vulnerable. And it’s become increasingly clear that the data can be used in ways we never expected https://t.co/fmmA9GZFXr
Oops! 23andMe Admits Hackers Stole 7 Million Customers' Genetic Data https://t.co/7jrxQpUkxr
Hackers stole the data of million of users. https://t.co/7Kbh0hfbLn
The breach of 23andMe user profiles in early October saw hackers obtain the personal data of millions of users, prompting multiple class action lawsuits across the United States and Canada. https://t.co/qcYYkG8KOY
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#MustRead: Hackers have stolen the personal ancestry data of 6.9m people who had used the 23andMe genetic testing service, the US company has confirmed to media outlets. https://t.co/VwgdgNjcNd
23andMe says health data was included in hack that compromised 6.9 million users https://t.co/KF74HiEvI7
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23andMe hack now estimated to affect over half of customers https://t.co/mWDytQByNy https://t.co/Iawrz0THmm
Hackers accessed the personal data of millions of people who used services from the genetic testing company 23andMe in October, the company confirmed Monday. https://t.co/4Mpj0ZX5Wp
“Some 6.9 million 23andMe customers had their data compromised after an anonymous hacker accessed user profiles and posted them for sale on the internet earlier this year, the company said on Monday. The compromised data included users’ ancestry information as well as, for some… https://t.co/GzW2OnaFGy https://t.co/UkpuuRDnd9
Hackers Steal Personal Data of Almost 7 Million People Who Used 23andMe https://t.co/ZCoLe4tgjx
Genetic testing company 23andMe admits hackers accessed data of more than 6.9 MILLION people - after claiming about 14,000 profiles had been breached https://t.co/FRYzci4OR3 https://t.co/7ux8mVzoT4
6.9 million 23andMe users had personal information stolen by hackers https://t.co/QDk4EZIGy5 https://t.co/8ibX7S5fHA
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An October breach at the personal genomics company 23andMe has impacted as many as 6.9 million users, many through a data-sharing feature called DNA Relatives. https://t.co/wGM3ngM7DR
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Hackers have stolen the personal ancestry data of 6.9m people who had used the 23andMe genetic testing service, the US company has confirmed to media outlets. https://t.co/VwgdgNjcNd
23andMe: Hackers accessed data of 6.9 million users. How did it happen? https://t.co/hgz3v9x3Hn
🔬The 23andMe DNA testing website has acknowledged a data breach affecting nearly ‼️7 million users, reported The New York Time. Hackers have put the information up for sale. Users who had enabled the "DNA Relatives" feature, allowing comparison of genetic profiles, were most… https://t.co/bhW7QRZZsu https://t.co/Nx5R2k3YXg
23andMe confirms how many people were affected by its data breach. It's not great news. https://t.co/fvkK0x1X7S
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23andMe data breach: Hackers accessed data of 6.9 million users. https://t.co/2CLZDs1W5o Click the image to read more:
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Genetic testing company 23andMe says that hackers were able to access the data of about 6.9 million people, far more than the company previously acknowledged. https://t.co/r1y3TfAYYq
Hackers, using old passwords from customers of 23andMe, were able to gain access to personal information from about 6.9 million profiles, which in some cases included ancestry trees, birth years and geographic locations, the company said on Monday. https://t.co/1RCN8MLNh1
Genetic testing company 23andMe said hackers were able to access the data of about 6.9 million people, far more than the company previously acknowledged. https://t.co/VJWaJjNPXo
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23andMe says a data breach affected nearly half of its 14 million users https://t.co/NfMbYnmRwL
Hackers stole personal data belonging to 6.9 million people who used services from the genetic testing company 23andMe in October, a company spokesperson confirmed to Axios on Monday. https://t.co/IL2WRu0svF
23andMe data breach: Hackers accessed data of 6.9 million users. https://t.co/LADQaIra1S Click the image to read more:
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Genetic testing company 23andMe says that hackers were able to access the data of about 6.9 million people, far more than the company previously acknowledged. https://t.co/vNvreTGYDV
Hackers stole ancestry data of 6.9 million users, 23andMe finally confirmed https://t.co/XX2qz3Vu4z
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23andMe: Data Breach Was a Credential-Stuffing Attack: https://t.co/GNoRGuup35 by darkreading #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
Some 6.9 million 23andMe customers had their data compromised after an anonymous hacker accessed user profiles and posted them for sale on the internet earlier this year https://t.co/e70v9BzSD3
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23andMe says hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9M users, about half of its customers, via a breach first disclosed in Oct., by leveraging access to ~14K accounts (@lorenzofb / TechCrunch) https://t.co/PPxpn0RjSX 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/2ouxbxi4VD
23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users: https://t.co/5j7nlCGi8s by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
NEW: 23andMe initially said its data breach hit 0.1% of customers (~14k). 23andMe now reveals that — actually — there were 6.9 million victims. Number is so high because by hacking those ~14k accounts hackers then were able to get data from relatives. https://t.co/bFuuiHv0Q0
23andMe has admitted it experienced a major data breach. https://t.co/o34ujxesaE
23andMe Hackers Accessed Over 14,000 Customer Accounts https://t.co/zWQfW3Cs1r
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23andMe hackers accessed ancestry information from thousands of customers and their DNA relatives https://t.co/BzzhRpobkJ https://t.co/3CGPFaBF5X
Filing: 23andMe says hackers accessed accounts of 0.1% of its customer base in the company's recent data breach; 23andMe reported 14M+ customers in May 2023 (TechCrunch) https://t.co/kViOwNHUNY 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/wJIKMKy7on
In October, 23andMe disclosed hackers had stolen users' data. Now, we know that data included ancestry information, and in some cases, "health-related information based upon the user's genetics." @lorenzofb breaks down how it all went down here: https://t.co/rq7egIEBzI https://t.co/JxuZjeIkjA
NEW: 23andMe disclosed how many people were victims of its data breach: around 14,000. But the actual number is bound to be higher because 23andMe also said hackers accessed "a significant number of files ... about other users," but didn't say how many. https://t.co/8luinl2MyH
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