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Genetic testing company 23andMe is asking users to reset their passwords and encouraging them to use multi-factor authentication days after data leaked online.
In a letter to victims who filed a lawsuit against the company, 23andMe blames its breach on customers for reusing passwords.
What experts say about protecting your ancestry and DNA data online when using sites like 23andMe.
DNA testing and genealogy companies are stepping up user account security by mandating the use of two-factor authentication, following the theft of millions of user records from DNA genetic ...
The 23andMe hacks started in late April 2023 and went on for months before the company discovered the data breach.
Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah. The largest for-profit genealogy company in the world, it operates a network of genealogical, historical records, and related genetic genealogy websites.
A 23andMe spokesperson told Engadget that hackers accessed the DNAR profiles of roughly 5.5 million customers this way, plus Family Tree profile information from 1.4 million DNA Relative participants.
A security breach changed the permission settings on millions of profiles in GEDmatch, a DNA database used by genealogists.