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23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews (www.wired.com)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data.

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[-] Parabola@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Part of the issue is the average person using a service like this, and people comfortable with MFA don’t really overlap.

[-] clanginator@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I mean, too bad. You're accessing the results of your genetic data that contain sensitive personal information on relatives as well as yourself. Banks require 2FA, and people figure out how to use that.