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Canada, U.K. launch joint privacy investigation into 23andMe data breach
Canada and the U.K. are launching a joint privacy investigation into 23andMe following a security breach that saw 6.9 million user accounts compromised.
Canadian and United Kingdom officials are launching a joint privacy probe into genetic testing company 23andMe following a data breach in October 2023. “In the wrong hands, an individual’s genetic information could be misused for surveillance or discrimination,” privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in a press release. According to this investigation, 23andMe found its system was compromised through a method called “credential stuffing.” Essentially, this is when a bad actor uses the username and password from an outside data breach that matched a 23andMe account.
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