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The top Republican on the U.S. Senate's health committee has called on the chief executive of 23andMe to provide the panel with details after data from the family genetics website was advertised for sale on the dark web.
The same hacker who leaked a trove of user data stolen from the genetic testing company 23andMe two weeks ago has now leaked millions of new user records.
23andMe, the DNA testing company, has fallen victim to a security breach after a hacker gained access and stole the personal genetic information of customers. Users were alerted about the hack after some of the personal data, which includes sensitive health information and where other family members may live, was uploaded to a website online, the US-listed company revealed.
23andMe, the DNA testing company, has fallen victim to a security breach after a hacker gained access and stole the personal genetic information of customers. Users were alerted about the hack after some of the personal data, which includes sensitive health information and where other family members may live, was uploaded to a website online, the US-listed company revealed.
23andMe said that the profile information of some customers was accessed without their permission by a third party.
Genetic testing company 23andMe has been investigating a security incident after hackers advertised a trove of alleged stolen user data on a hacking forum last week. But the alleged stolen data may have been circulating for much longer than first known.
Federal law enforcement is now involved and third-party forensic experts are helping with the investigation, according to the company.
Days after user personal surfaced online, the genetic testing company 23andMe said it's requiring all users to reset their passwords “out of caution.” On Friday, 23andMe confirmed that hackers had obtained some users' data, but stopped short of calling the incident a data breach.
Okta CEO Todd McKinnon reacts to the data leakage of 23andMe users on 'The Claman Countdown.'
User data from 23andMe accounts has been leaked and put up for sale on a dark web forum. Hackers likely gathered the data with leaked customer credentials for other platforms and services.