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23andMe

15 Dec 2023 · National · Technology
Data Breach MEDIUM ✓ Verified

What happened

Global genetic ancestry service 23andMe updated its breach metrics, confirming that threat actors targeted specialized consumer profiles. A significant sub-segment of Australian users had their ancestry profiles and health mapping metadata scraped via credential stuffing.

Incident details

Organisation
23andMe
Date
15 Dec 2023
Attack type
Data Breach
Severity
MEDIUM
Sector
Technology
State
National
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
Unknown

Source

wired.com ↗
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