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23andMe admits hackers stole raw genotype data - and that cyberattack went undetected for months | Firm says it didn't realize customers were being hacked
Firm says it didn't realize customers were being hacked
According to an obligatory notification letter sent to California's attorney general, accounts belonging to users of the genetic testing firm were being hacked from about April to September 2023, in a series of brute force attacks. Millions of people's genetic data was leaked on the dark web by the threat actor, after a total of 14,000 users had their accounts breached, according to 23andMe's filing with the Security and Exchanges Commission (SEC). In a letter sent to victims of the breaches, 23andMe laid the blame at the feet of customers, as they "negligently recycled and failed to update their passwords following past security incidents unrelated to 23andMe."
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