23andMe Faces Data Security Crisis as User Information Circulates on Hacker Forums

23andMe Faces Data Security Crisis as User Information Circulates on Hacker Forums

The initial leak reportedly included “1 million lines of data for Ashkenazi people,” as reported by BleepingComputer. By October 4th, this data was being offered for sale in bulk, with options to purchase increments of 100, 1,000, 10,000, or 100,000 profiles. The full extent of this attack is still unknown, but its impact has likely been amplified by 23andMe’s ‘DNA Relatives’ feature.