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What IT Pros Can Learn From the 23andMe Data Breach
In December 2023, the genetic testing company 23andMe confirmed that hackers had breached the personal data of 14,000 users (.01% of their database) through credential stuffing. However, it later became evident that this figure only accounted for users with compromised data, not including those whose data was scraped. Consequently, the actual number of affected users was much higher, reaching about 6.9 million. The stolen data ranged from usernames and passwords to genomic data and geographic locations.