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UK ICO Fines 23andMe £2.3m for Data Protection Failings

ID: 341b302f-f4d5-5283-b670-4546985a0e29

STIX ID: report--341b302f-f4d5-5283-b670-4546985a0e29

Feed Name: Infosecurity Magazine (News)

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2025-06-17

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

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**Executive Summary:** 23andMe suffered a credential-stuffing campaign April–September 2023 that allowed attackers to access and scrape sensitive profile and genetic-related data from approximately seven million users worldwide; the UK Information Commissioner found failures in authentication, monitoring and data access controls and fined the company £2.3m.

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