The seller suggested the profiles, which include email addresses, photos, gender, date of birth and DNA ancestry, could be used to target users based on their ethnicity
An anonymous hacker is claiming to be selling “millions” of genetic profiles cobbled together from hijacked 23andMe customer accounts.
The hacker also seemed to create profiles of additional people by copying the names of the 23andMe customers’ relatives who had been connected using the company’s “DNA Relatives” tool. 23andMe’s DNA Relatives feature let users connect with potential relatives who share similar DNA and exchange their genetic profiles.
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