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UK and Canada privacy watchdogs investigating 23andMe data breach

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Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2024-06-10

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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23andMe disclosed a credential-stuffing breach that compromised about 14,000 accounts and allowed attackers to scrape sensitive genetic and personal data for roughly 6.9 million users via an opt-in DNA Relatives feature; the U.K. ICO and Canada’s OPC have launched a joint investigation into the incident and 23andMe's security and notification practices.

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