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23andMe: credential stuffing exposes 6.9M users' ancestry data

23andMe

Attackers used reused passwords to log into about 14,000 23andMe accounts, then scraped the DNA Relatives profiles those accounts could see. Data on about 6.9 million people was exposed and sold on hacking forums.

Why this severity: Data breach via credential stuffing

Started
Oct 6, 2023
Closed
Dec 4, 2023

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  1. 23andMe confirms about 6.9 million people affected

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  2. 23andMe confirms user profile data was scraped and offered on hacking forums

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