Tag: 23andme leak
Ancestry data sold by threat actors online – October 10th
Ancestry site 23andMe with nearly 1M users has acknowledged a hacker leak, with hackers listing stolen data relating to family genetics online for sale. The hackers seemed to have targeted users of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The data includes the last name, sex, and 23andMe’s evaluation of where their ancestors came from. This is now being investigated, to find out who the threat actors are, along with the motive of the attack.