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23andMe confirms raw genetic data stolen
23andMe said attackers using credential stuffing stole raw genotype data and health reports; 6.9 million users' profiles were exposed overall.
- Organisation
- 23andMe
- Disclosed
- 25 January 2024
- Affected
- Not stated
- Data
- Genetic and ancestry data
- Attacker
- Unknown
- Severity
- critical
- Region
- Global
- Source
- BleepingComputer ↗
Cite this
Nuffield Consulting, “23andMe confirms raw genetic data stolen”, The Daily Tech Wire outage & breach log, 25 Jan 2024. https://techwire.nuffieldconsulting.com/incidents/2024-01-25-23andme-breach/ (retrieved 15 Nov 2026).
This entry summarises public reporting. Please also cite the original source: BleepingComputer, https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/23andme-data-breach-hackers-stole-raw-genotype-data-health-reports/.
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