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23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users (techcrunch.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users::Genetic testing company 23andMe revealed that its data breach was much worse than previously reported, hitting about half of its total customers.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I can see someone nefarious blackmailing people that discovered they accidentally married their long lost sister or those who found out their father cheated on their mother or something.