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Hackers advertised 23andMe stolen data two months ago

In Data Breach News
October 11, 2023

TechCrunch reports:

Genetic testing company 23andMe has been investigating a security incident after hackers advertised a trove of alleged stolen user data on a hacking forum last week. But the alleged stolen data may have been circulating for much longer than first known.

TechCrunch has also found that some of the advertised stolen data matches known 23andMe user information.

On August 11, a hacker on a known cybercrime forum called Hydra advertised a set of 23andMe user data that matches some of the data leaked last week on another hacking forum called BreachForums.

Read more at TechCrunch.