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Millions of user records from the popular DNA testing company 23andMe have been leaked by hackers, raising concerns about user privacy and security. The leaked data includes DNA profiles of 4 million customers, with claims that even members of the royal family are among the victims. This comes just weeks after a previous leak of user data from the same company. The stolen DNA samples, which were initially collected by the government from US citizens, are now being used by the police in criminal investigations. The incident highlights the potential dangers of DNA data being used as a weapon by hackers. As a result of the breach, 23andMe users are being urged to change their passwords to protect their personal information.
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The same hacker who leaked a trove of user data stolen from 23andMe two weeks ago has now leaked millions of new user records. https://t.co/z1utjCgsAn https://t.co/ER9nl831ac
If you were born in the United States within the last 50 years, chances are good that one of the first things you did as a baby was give a DNA sample to the government. Now police are using those samples in criminal investigations. https://t.co/HlqpjZRIxb