Industry Security DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy, CEO Anne Wojcicki resigns A massive security breach and waning consumer interest forced 23andMe's hand By Shawn Knight, March 24, 2025, 10:33 AM 16 comments
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Security The Web 23andMe confirms last year's massive data breach went unnoticed for five months, hackers stole raw genotype data The company previously blamed customers for reusing passwords By Rob Thubron, January 26, 2024, 10:11 AM 8 comments
Security 23andMe says hackers accessed ancestry data of nearly 7 million users Another cautionary web security tale By Shawn Knight, December 5, 2023, 1:00 PM
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