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Hackers stole the personal information of nearly seven million users of 23andMe, the popular US program that uses DNA tests to help find relatives and build family trees.
This was reported by The Hill, citing a spokesperson for the 23andMe company, Ukrinform reported.
“Access to the data of approximately 5.5 million users was hacked using the function of the company DNA-Relatives (DNA-relatives – English), which helps users find and contact their relatives,” the message said. The statement is included.
An additional 1.4 million people had their data compromised due to additional family tree profiles containing a variety of personally identifiable information about users.
It was also announced that hackers managed to gain access to accounts where usernames and passwords on 23andMe conflicted with usernames and passwords set on other previously hacked sites.
23andMe said it “takes steps” to protect its customers’ data. In particular, it asked active users to cancel their passwords and implemented the two-step verification method.
As reported, 23andMe first announced the data breach in early October. At that time there was a small percentage of information stolen. However, after the investigation, another dimension of the hacking of the database, which expands every year as users establish new connections with distant relatives, was revealed.
Source: Ukrinform
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