Hackers posted a 23andMe data sample on BreachForums, claiming 1M data points exclusively on Ashkenazi Jews, but the sample appears to lack raw genetic data
At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums.
Wired Lily Hay Newman
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- I really want a definitive answer on a nagging doubt I've had since childhood, but with #Ancestry being owned by a #HedgeFund, and cases like this (not to mention #insurance company #data collecting), it seems I'll never feel safe finding out for sure unless I can one day afford private #GeneticTesting. … @ricardoharvin@mstdn.social · Ricardo Harvin
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Discussion
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@tiffany.c.li
Tiffany C. Li
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DNA testing company 23andMe just confirmed a potential data breach: Threat actor used credentials exposed in other leaks to access legitimate 23andMe user accounts and scrape data, including “tailored ethnic groupings,” like 1 million lines of data on Ashkenazi people... https://…
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@bkastl@mastodon.social
Bianca Kastl
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“By now, it has become clear that storing genetic information online carries risks. ” — Only by now? https://arstechnica.com/...
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@tiffanycli@mastodon.social
Tiffany Li
on mastodon
Consumer DNA testing company 23andMe is investigating a potential data breach: — Threat actor used credentials exposed in other leaks to access legitimate 23andMe user accounts and scrape data, including “tailored ethnic groupings,” like 1 million lines of data on Ashkenazi peo…
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@lhn@mastodon.online
Lily Hay Newman
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23andMe user data was seemingly stolen in a credential stuffing campaign that targeted Ashkenazi Jews. Also maybe data from Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Sergey Brin is in the leak? 23andMe seems to be confirming the incident yet hasn't validated the data https://www.wired.com/…
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@dangillmor@mastodon.social
Dan Gillmor
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Latest catastrophic data breach involves a company storing some of the most sensitive possible information about individuals. There will be no consequences apart from damaging those people's lives, of course — because there is no accountability for any of this. …
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@mattjay
Matt Johansen
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The compromised accounts had opted into the platform's ‘DNA Relatives’ feature. The hacker accessed a few 23andMe accounts and scraped the data of their DNA Relative matches, showing the potential risks of such features. [image]
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@mattjay
Matt Johansen
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On October 4, the hacker offered to sell data profiles in bulk, ranging from $1-$10 per 23andMe account, depending on the quantity purchased. [image]
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@mattjay
Matt Johansen
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TARGETED LEAK: The initial data leak was limited but deeply concerning. The threat actor released 1 million lines of data specifically for Ashkenazi people. This targeted attack raises serious questions about the motive behind the breach. [image]
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@annetgriffin
@annetgriffin
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When Ancestry and 23andMe data gets hacked more regularly (and for other reasons than the reason below), do not be surprised when law enforcement agencies start quietly purchasing that data.
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@jh_swanson
Joel S.
on x
I considered doing 23andMe several times, because members of my family who did got in contact with some distant Jewish relatives in Ukraine that way. But I ultimately never did it, because the thought of a private company having a database of genetic Jews seemed too scary.
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@lilyhnewman
Lily Hay Newman
on x
23andMe user data was seemingly stolen in a credential stuffing campaign that targeted Ashkenazi Jews. Also maybe data from Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Sergey Brin is in the leak? 23andMe seems to be confirming the incident yet hasn't validated the data https://www.wired.com/.…
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@jgreigj
Jon Greig
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A security researcher told me he found his wife's information in the #23andMe files, which had 1 million users of Ashkenazi heritage and 300,000 users of Chinese heritage 23andMe first denied the leak then said it was due to scraping @TheRecord_Media https://therecord.media/...
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