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23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews (www.wired.com)

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At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago

They also sent your DNA involuntarily. You can be IDed of someone in your genetic vicinity has sent theirs. They don't even need to be super close.