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23andMe: It’s YOUR Fault We Lost Your Data

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STIX ID: report--1919ee14-81df-583d-af53-d2b60c47ebc0

Feed Name: Security Boulevard

Threat Score
80/100

Date Published: 2024-01-04

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: Richi Jennings

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23andMe disclosed that attackers accessed ~14,000 accounts via credential stuffing and leveraged the service's DNA Relatives feature to expose genetic and PII for approximately 6.9 million users; the company has faced lawsuits and controversy after its legal filings blamed victims for reusing passwords, and it has since moved to enable two-factor authentication by default.

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